NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Friday, Aug. 7: 1. -- U.S. stock futures are slipping as investors ready for the nonfarm payrolls report, a major economic indicator, Friday morning. European stocks were little changed on Friday, largely recovering from early losses on disappointing German economic data, as investors waited for non-farm payroll figures from the U.S. In Frankfurt, the DAX was down 0.12%, and in Paris, the CAC 40 was down 0.7%. In London, the FTSE 100 was down 0.01%. Asian stocks were mixed on Friday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 closed up 0.29% and the Topix gained 0.34%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng closed up 0.73%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite closed up 2.26%. Must Read: Warren Buffett's Top 10 Dividend Stocks 2. -- The economic calendar in the U.S. on Friday includes the nonfarm payroll employment situation report at 8:30 a.m. and the consumer credit report at 3 p.m. 3. -- U.S. stocks on Thursday fell ahead of the Friday jobs report as Tesla and 21st Century Fox stocks sank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.69% to 17,419.75. The S&P 500 dropped 0.78% to 2,083.56. The Nasdaq flopped 1.62% to 5,056.44. 4. -- The highly important jobs report comes out Friday at 8:30 a.m. Economists at Econoday expect an unemployment rate of 5.3%, unchanged from the... More