February Jobs Report, Mastercard SpendingPulse, and State of the Union Highlights 03/08/24

The monthly jobs report is out this morning, with economists expecting hiring to have slowed in February. Stifel’s Lindsey Piegza lays out her forecast. Plus, new data from Mastercard shows consumer spending is still strong. Mastercard’s Steve Sadove details the report. And, President Biden has vowed to raise taxes on the wealthy and large companies. Strategas Securities’ Courtney Gelman gives the key takeaways from last night’s State of the Union.