5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday, November 1 [Video]

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

1. Uneven October

2. Tech divide

3. Jobs report

The U.S. economy added only 12,000 jobs in October, as job creation was hit by the ongoing Boeing factory strike, as well as Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Economists had been expecting payrolls to rise by 100,000 for the month, according to a survey from Dow Jones. The nonfarm payrolls report was the smallest gain since December 2020. Meanwhile, Boeing and the union representing roughly 33,000 machinists who walked off the job in mid-September agreed on a sweetened deal Thursday that will go before workers early next week.

4. Comcast cable changes?

Comcast (CNBC’s parent company) is considering separating out its cable networks (of which CNBC is one). Comcast President Mike Cavanagh, alongside the company’s third-quarter earnings reporton Thursday, said the company was “exploring whether creating a new well-capitalized company, owned by our shareholders and …