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Happy Friday. Congratulations to the NFL’s first-round draft picks. CNBC’s Alex Sherman spoke to No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza ahead of his big night.

Stock futures are mixed this morning after a negative day for all three major indexes.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite