US stock futures inched lower after Amazon (AMZN) joined Google (GOOG) and other AI-focused Big Tech companies with disappointing projections for the next year. Futures attached to the major indexes all were slightly lower on open.

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. stock indexes are holding relatively steady following a mixed report on the job market that analysts said may not change much for financial markets. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading Friday and remained on track for a modest gain for the week.

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.