US stock futures were rising and oil prices easing ahead of September’s nonfarm payrolls report, due at 8:30 a.m. The data lands before the opening bell and could quickly turn a tentative lift into a sharper move.
Forecasts are not in lockstep: reports cited expectations of 84,000, 90,000 and 98,000 jobs added. One report put August’s gain at 162,000; another expected unemployment to hold at 4.1% and wage growth to reach 3.2% year...
