Stock Index Futures Slip in Run-Up to Key U.S. Jobs Data

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -0.23%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.37% this morning as investors trim risk ahead of the release of the key U.S. jobs report, which could offer clues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path next year. In yesterday’s trading session, Wall Street’s main stock indexes ended in the red. ServiceNow (NOW) plunged over -11% and was the top percentage loser on the S&P 500 after Bloomberg reported that the company was in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup Armis for as much as $7 billion, and KeyBanc downgraded the…