Before the Open (Apr 6)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand moved up; Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed with a lean to the downside. Greece, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are up; Germany, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Portugal and Israel are down.
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The dollar is down slightly. Bitcoin is down. Oil and copper are down. Gold and silver are up. Bonds are up.
Here are the employment numbers:
unemployment rate: 4.1% (was 4.1% last month)
nonfarm payrolls: +103K
private payrolls:
average workweek: flat at 34.5 hours
hourly wages: up 8 cents to $26.82
labor participation rate:
February job gains revised up from 313K to 326K.
January gains revised down from 239K to 176K.
Stock headlines from barchart.com…
Wynn Resorts (WYNN +0.92%) is up +2% in pre-market trading after MGM Resorts reportedly expressed an interest in Wynn Resorts.
Tesla (TSLA +6.54%) is down -2% in pre-market trading after news that a fire on Tuesday briefly suspended production.
Incyte (INCY -1.08%) plunged -20% in pre-market trading after news that its cancer-drug epacadostat study failed to meet its endpoint.
Xilinx (XLNX -0.62%) is down -3% in pre-market trading after a downgrade to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Palatin Technologies (PTN +1.69%) is up +7% in pre-market trading after receiving a new Buy rating at HC Wainwright.
Sunrun (RUN +1.22%) is down 6% in pre-market trading after a downgrade to Underperform from BofAML.
WD-40 (WDFC +1.53%) fell -2% in after-hours trading on news that the company’s gross margin is seeing some pressure.
Codexis (CDXS -0.93%) fell -5% in after-hours trading after reporting preliminary Q3 net sales of $181 million, below the consensus of $188 million.
Gain Capital (GCAP +1.16%) rallied 5% in after-hours trading on news it expanded its cryptocurrency offerings.
Thursday’s Key Earnings
WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) -2.3% AH on Q2 revenue miss.
PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) +2.2% AH on strong warehouse sales and guidance.
Today’s Economic Calendar
8:30 Non-farm payrolls
1:00 PM Baker-Hughes Rig Count
1:30 PM Jerome Powell: U.S. Economic Outlook
3:00 PM Consumer Credit
4:00 PM Fed’s Williams: Economic Outlook
10:30 on Saturday Fed’s Evans: Monetary Policy
Other…
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this week’s Earnings from Morningstar
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