Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Wall Street Week Ahead: Jobs Report, Nike Earnings in Focus
This week, Wall Street will be watching for important economic news, especially the jobs report.
They will also get financial results from big companies like Nike.
Last week, the stock market went up a bit, but it was a mixed bag.
The Dow Jones is up a bit, and S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down.
Investors pay attention to these reports to see how the economy is doing and to help them decide what to invest in.
The consumer spending was good.
Focus is on September non-farm payrolls and August job openings.
S&P PMIs, consumer confidence and home sales figures will be released.
Nike's earnings report is a key event.
US stocks closed higher Friday due to inflation data.
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq had mixed performance last week.
- Who
- Market participants and investors
- What
- Focusing on economic data and earnings reports
- When
- Week beginning September 29
- Where
- Wall Street, US Markets
- Why
- To assess market trends and make investment decisions
Optimistic Outlook
Cautious Perspective
Market Performance
Optimistic Outlook
Dow Jones rose 0.65% and S&P 500 gained 0.59% on Friday, suggesting positive market performance.
Cautious Perspective
Overall market performance last week showed declines in the Dow (-0.2%), S&P (-0.3%) and Nasdaq (-0.7%), signaling caution.
- Key Releases This Week
- Non-farm payrolls, S&P manufacturing PMI, Nike earnings
- Dow Jones (Previous Close)
- 46,247.29
- S&P 500 (Previous Close)
- 6,643.70
- Nasdaq Composite (Previous Close)
- 22,484.07
- Dow Jones (Weekly Change)
- -0.2%
- S&P 500 (Weekly Change)
- -0.3%
- Nasdaq (Weekly Change)
- -0.7%
- Key Earnings Reports
- Nike, Carnival Corp.
