J. Jill shares surge after reporting a first-quarter FY24 with a 7.5% sales growth to $161.51 million, surpassing the $154.92 million estimate. The company raised its FY24 sales growth guidance to 1%-3%, and adjusted EPS of $1.22 beat the $0.99 consensus.
U.S. stocks are priming for a narrowly mixed start ahead of the all-important non-farm payrolls data, an important piece of economic evidence the Federal Open Market Committee would consider while deliberating on the Fed funds rate next week.