Stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are trading mixed as investors await Friday's jobs report. Traders are looking for evidence the economy is softening, which could prompt the Federal Reserve to cut rates. Nvidia (NVDA) is off its highs, now slipping below a $3 trillion market capitalization. This comes ahead of Nvidia's planned 10-for-1 stock split, scheduled for Friday after the market close. Yahoo Finance trending tickers include Nio Inc. (NIO), Lyft Inc (LYFT). and PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL).

Key guests include:

3:15 p.m. ET - Vance Howard, Howard Capital Management CEO & Portfolio Manager

3:30 p.m. ET - Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike President

4:10 p.m. ET - Esther George, Former Kansas City Fed President

4:40 p.m. ET - George Gianarikas, Canaccord Genuity Managing Director

5:00 p.m. ET - Alex Karp, Palantir CEO