U.S. stock index futures spiked higher Friday as the weaker-than-expected jobs report raised questions over whether the Federal Reserve would delay pulling back on its easy-monetary policy.
CNBC's Joe Kernen expresses his ongoing concern over the sale of Smithfield to a Chinese company. Today's concern is due to the fact that blood thinner Heparin is derived from pig intestines, which are supplied by Smithfield. Dennis Gartman does not share his concern.
The U.S. government is examining the sale of Smithfield foods to China's Shuanghui. Smithfield says they still expect the deal to close some time in the second half of this year.