Apr 7, 2017

04/07/17: Jobs day

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What to expect from today's jobs report and how to read companies' upcoming earnings reports with Marketplace's Aaron Schrank. Plus, David Brancaccio kicks off his Midwest road trip exploring the relationship between humans and the robot workers that their jobs are increasingly in competition with.

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UPS ups its game with Saturday deliveries

by Dan Gorenstein

Apr 7, 2017

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. Stories You […]

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Will first quarter earnings back up Wall Street's optimism?

by Aaron Schrank

Apr 7, 2017

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 […]

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Robot-Proof Jobs

Say hello to your robot co-worker

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long

Apr 7, 2017

There's a new emphasis on designing robots to be teammates, not just tools.

A machine from Carnegie Mellon's Biorobotics Lab.

Courtesy Carnegie Mellon Biorobotics Lab

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Mid-day Update

04/07/17: And the jobs numbers are...

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 7, 2017

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.

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What to expect from today’s jobs report and how to read companies’ upcoming earnings reports with Marketplace’s Aaron Schrank. Plus, David Brancaccio kicks off his Midwest road trip exploring the relationship between humans and the robot workers that their jobs are increasingly in competition with.