Marketplace Morning Report Stories

We discuss just-released jobs report numbers with Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial. And Marketplace's Kimberly Adams provides some context for Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's Mar-a-Lago meetings, which have been overshadowed by U.S. airstrikes in Syria.

The first quarter of the fiscal year ended in March, and over the next few weeks, many companies will report earnings for the first time since Donald Trump was elected president. The stock market has surged since then. But will the hard data back up all that optimism?  Click the audio player above to hear […]

UPS is upping its game. The parcel carrier this week announced it’s going to extend service out to Saturday, competing with the likes of FedEx and the U.S.Postal Service. The move comes as e-commerce continues to expand, with customers demanding faster delivery times.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

First up are the impending March jobs numbers, which will likely reinforce the strength of the underlying labor market, but could also reflect this winter's weather, the federal hiring freeze and a slowdown in foreign travel. Then, it's on to the President's upcoming meetings with China, where trade and North Korea are expected to be the focus.

Ahead of the Friday jobs report, the payroll processing company ADP is reporting that the U.S. added 263,000 private jobs to the economy in March, beating expectations. Susan Schmidt of Westwood Holdings Group explains what this says about the economy, and how this report differs from the one the government releases each month. Afterwards, we'll look at Italy's decision to place the Vatican bank on its list of states with transparent, cooperative financial systems. And finally, we'll discuss CBS' decision to create its own TV streaming service instead of striking a deal with Hulu like the other major networks. Was that a wise move?