Early Friday futures trading shows stock indices on the front foot. Whether they hold that optimism into Wall Street’s opening bell may depend on labor market data.A U.S. nonfarm payrolls report that shows steady jobs growth and tepid wage inflation will be the preferred outcome for equity bulls because it shouldn’t discourage the Federal Reserve from starting to cut borrowing costs in the spring.Until then investors can welcome the propulsion provided by well-received earnings reports from Meta Platforms M ...