Pre-Markets Up for Nasdaq, JOLTS Data After the Bell

Wednesday, September 3, 2025Pre-market futures are trading at muted levels this morning, with the exception of the Nasdaq, which is up triple digits (+0.72%) at this hour. This reflects the judge’s ruling yesterday afternoon in favor of Google parent Alphabet GOOGL, in which the search giant is not required to divest its Chrome web browser.Alphabet’s default search placement and payment relationship with Apple AAPL is allowed to remain in place, and this was one of the question marks surrounding this case. While shares of Alphabet are up +6% ahead of today’s open — +42% year to date — while Apple shares are +3.5% at this hour, though still down -8% year to date.Macy’s Rips Earnings Estimates, +13% in Early TradingAmong the last of the big-box retailers to report earnings, Macy’s M this morning posted a huge beat on its bottom line: earnings of 41 cents per share versus expectations of 19 cents, for a whopping +113.8% positive surprise. On the revenue side, Macy’s outpaced the consensus by +1.99% to $4.81 billion in the quarter, though still down from the $4.94 billion reported in the year-ago quarter. Macy’s shares are still down year to date.Jobs Data to Report After the Open: JOLTS for JulyAt 10am ET today, the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report comes out, for the month of June. At 7.4 million openings expected, this is right in-line with what we saw the prior month, and within the year-plus range between the September 2024 low of 7.1 million and the 12-month high last November of 8.0 million.In the previous report, JOLTS were shrinking in a couple key areas: -308K in accommodation and food services, and -244K in healthcare and social assistance. These supply some of the “backbone” to the overall labor market, so we’ll be sure to take a look under the hood later today. The Midwest region shed the most job openings in June: -149K. Job Quits remained at +2.0% for the third-straight month.What to Expect from the Stock Market TodayAside from the JOLTS report later this morning, we’ll also look for July Factory Orders to hit the tape, as well as a new Beige Book from the Fed this afternoon and Auto Sales for August at different points throughout the session. Factory Orders are expected to be negative again, though improving to -1.3% for the month.Questions or comments about this article and/or author? Click here>>Higher. Faster. Sooner. Buy These Stocks NowA small number of stocks are primed for a breakout, and you have a chance to get in before they take off.At any given time, there are only 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. On average, this list more than doubles the S&P 500. We’ve combed through the latest Strong Buys and selected 7 compelling companies likely to jump sooner and climb higher than any other stock you could buy this month.You'll learn everything you need to know about these exciting trades in our brand-new Special Report, 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days.Download the report free now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Macy's, Inc. (M): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks