This is the Marketplace Minute. I'm Justin Ho. Stocks were mixed on Wednesday. The Dow

rose a third of a percent, but the S&P fell less than a tenth of a percent, and the

NASDAQ gave up 3 quarters percent.

The number of job openings in December was about the same as in November, according to the

Labor Department.

So was the number of people quitting their jobs.

But that number is 17 percent lower than 12 months ago.

It's been trending lower for about two years.

That's something the Federal Reserve will be watching as it meets this week

to decide whether to hold interest rates steady or cut them.

UPS says revenue fell last quarter compared at the same time last year.

This year the company says it's going to lay off about 12,000 people.

And the International Monetary Fund says global economic growth will pick up this year,

thanks in part to better than expected resilience in the U.S.

The IMF says disinflation and steady growth are reducing the chances of a hard landing.

I'm Justin Ho with the Marketplace Minute. You're going to.