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Hi. conclusion of this episode. Hello and welcome to a special edition of the Morning Filter.

I'm Susan Jivinsky with Morning Star.

Now, most Monday mornings, I talk with Morning Star Research Services,

Chief U.S. market strategist Dave Sikara, but Dave's on a well-deserved vacation this week,

so we're doing something a little different. First, I'll briefly talk about what investors should have on their radars this week.

We'll then segue into an in-depth conversation I had last week with a special guest about

the first quarter in the markets.

And then we'll wrap up this week's episode with a few stock picks from Dave that he and I

discussed before he headed

out for vacation.

So let's get things started.

On the economic front this week, we have the jobs report for March coming out on Friday.

Now as a refresher, the numbers in February's jobs report were softer than expected,

but nevertheless, solid, reflecting a market where jobs were still

being created at a healthy rate.

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