Investors expect a big stock-market move after the February jobs report is released Friday morning. Pricing in the options market shows traders were recently betting on a 1.7% move in the S&P 500 index,

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Investors should brace for a high-stakes day for the markets Friday, with a critical update on the employment front and a midday speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on deck.