Here are the 4 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

The week ahead in markets is shaped by four main catalysts: labor-market data, inflation signals, a weight-loss drug update, and earnings tied to a key player in the AI trade. Nonfarm payrolls for September headline the calendar on Friday, preceded by the JOLTS report Tuesday and ADP’s private hiring report Wednesday. Economists expect 82,500 job gains and an unemployment rate steady at 4.1%, after a stronger August report helped drive a quarter-point Fed hike in September. Traders will also weigh Micron earnings Wednesday night after an AI-stock sell-off tied to AI safety concerns. Eli Lilly will spotlight the next phase of the obesity-drug race.