Jobs Report & Broadcom Earnings: Holiday Week Recap

The August jobs report and earnings from companies including Salesforce and Broadcom are among the top events set for a trading week shortened by the Labor Day holiday.

Federal Reserve officials are eyeing the labor market ahead of next month’s meeting, at wich investors increasingly expect rate cuts. Broadcom’s earnings are the latest to put focus on the artificial intelligence marketplace, coming after Nvidia’s report last week. Salesforce is also expected to focus on AI offerings.

Stocks rose in August, extending a run of upbeat months, though Friday’s session marked a retreat from recent highs. And Friday was notable for a couple of other reasons: a federal appeals court ruling that looks set to hand debate over elements of President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy to the Supreme court, and the delay of a separate ruling on Trump’s authority to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.

Read to the bottom for our calendar of key events-and one more thing.

Jobs Data Set to Land as Fed Eyes Rate Cuts

Key Earnings Reports to Watch This Week: Broadcom, Salesforce, Figma, and Nio

This week’s earnings calendar is packed with reports from companies across various sectors, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence and competitive landscapes.

broadcom (AVGO) will report on Thursday, building on it’s recent momentum of record quarterly revenue driven by strong AI semiconductor sales. Salesforce (CRM) follows on Wednesday, with investors keen to see how its AI advancements – bolstered by recent acquisitions – are impacting its raised sales forecast.

Wednesday also brings a report from Figma (FIG), the design software maker that recently saw its value soar following its initial public offering, positioning it as a key competitor to Adobe (ADBE).

Looking to the electric vehicle market, Nio (NIO), a Chinese competitor to tesla (TSLA), will release its report on Tuesday, following the launch of its new SUV designed to challenge the Model Y L.quick Links: Recap Last Week’s Trading | Investopedia’s Financial News

thursday, Sept. 4

• ADP employment (August)
• Fed Officials Speaking: New York Fed President John Williams, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee
• More Data to Watch: initial jobless claims (Week ending Aug. 30), U.S. productivity (Q2), U.S. trade deficit (July), S&P final U.S. services PMI (August), ISM services PMI (August)
• Key Earnings: Broadcom, Lululemon (LULU), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Campbell’s (CPB), C3.ai (AI)