U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday as investors waited for the monthly jobs report to gain insight into the central bank's interest-rate path, while Amazon.com's shares were pressured by cloud computing weakness and a tepid forecast.

U.S. equity futures edged lower in early Friday trading, while Treasury yields and the dollar held steady, as investors braced for a critical January jobs report that could define market direction over the coming weeks.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower Thursday evening, pressured by a sharp drop in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) after the e-commerce giant issued a weak revenue forecast for Q1 2025. The company projected sales between