5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens [Video]

U.S. stock futures are higher as investors await jobs data and remarks from Federal Reserve officials; Salesforce (CRM) stock is jumping in premarket trading after the cloud software firm beat earnings expectations and raised its outlook; Palantir (PLTR) shares are adding to all-time highs after its products were approved for government use; Campbell’s (CPB) CEO is leaving for an NFL job; and Amazon (AMZN) announces an artificial intelligence supercomputer powered by homegrown chips. Here’s what investors need to know today.

U.S. stock futures are rising after the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rose to record closing highs Tuesday. Nasdaq futures are 0.6% higher, S&P 500 futures are up 0.3%, and Dow Jones Industrial Averagefutures are up 0.4% after finishing within 1% of its all-time closing high. Investors are anticipating private-sector hiring data this morning and remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later today. …