| U.S. stock futures were lower in early trading, after the first three-day winning streaks for the Dow and S&P 500 in nearly two months. The Dow stands above 18,000 again; the S&P is within 1 percent of its all-time high. (CNBC) |
| As the U.S. job market improves, the risk is receding that an unexpected setback could derail the recovery once the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, San Francisco Fed President John Williams told Reuters. |
| Earnings season begins in earnest this week, with profits in a real decline for the first time in six years. Dow stocks JPMorgan (JPM), American Express(AXP), Intel (INTC), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) are the docket. (CNBC) |
| The Apple Watch generated nearly 1 million pre-orders in the U.S. Friday, according to early estimates. But some buyers won't get their devices until weeks after the April 24 launch date. (CNBC) |
| In a labor-intensive step to keep subscribers, Sprint (S) plans to startdelivering new smartphones to the homes or any other location chosen bycustomers eligible for upgrades. (WSJ-subscription) |
| Showers and clouds could pose a challenge this afternoon during an attempt by Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its next International Space Station resupply mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (USA Today) |
| A Lamborghini that was part of an exotic car racing attraction at Walt Disney World crashed into a guardrail, killing a passenger and injuring the driver on Sunday. (AP) |
| The office of New York's attorney general is investigating 13 large retailersover whether increasingly unpredictable and on-call work schedules violate state labor laws. (NY Times) |
| In what seems like a broken record, the quality of airline service deteriorated last year as carriers continued to squeeze passengers in numerous ways. (CNBC) |
| Sen. Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, is set to formally launch his GOP campaign for president this evening in Miami. On Friday, he's off to the early primary state of New Hampshire. (Washington Post) |
| Hillary Clinton is hitting the road, after officially launching this weekend her Democratic presidential campaign. She left Chappaqua, New York in a vanheaded for Iowa, site of the nation's first caucuses. (AP) |
| Jordan Spieth captured his first major golf tournament victory Sunday, with awire-to-wire win at the 79th Masters. He shot 18-under par, equalling a record set by Tiger Woods in 1997. (NBC Sports) |
