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(CNBC) https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc8b4ff906c058faf28e0b92ed8a15e1350ce2e03fa7bbe3925372d21e019694bc76e492b255724c7b2a8fd6a87039c57ad In a management shakeup , McDonald's (MCD) is replacing its U.S. marketing chief, U.S. menu chief, and head of its U.S. digital unit. CEO Steve Easterbrook is in the midst of a turnaround plan. (Reuters)Amazon (AMZN) signed a https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc8fb0a6b0da77d161f5c4f1e7649649ca6642a6f808fae5e72acebfe243fbfc349dd44440a81ae18bbb34214cc3c813250 $50 million deal to stream the National Football League's Thursday night games for this coming season. That's five times what Twitter (TWTR) paid for the rights last season. (Recode)BY THE NUMBERS After coming off the gates strong in 2017, U.S. employers hired fewer people in March, but year-over-year hiring remained strong, according to the latest https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc849d291b57cd9658e8c07e3f7dc11e597131d802f13f0fe28894b08c278e9a9c815d362b7e8aff7309523adb6a36f77e3 LinkedIn Workforce Report .The steep drop in refinancing activity since interest rates spiked following the presidential election https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc83f63fa00b74912e898ba4e20e733aedc3219a2b040ada080afc0167a5a5706db94e7a7c5af2903995dde7590a37e2b4e continues to pressure overall volume. Last week, the annual drop came in at just under 15 percent.Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) and restaurant operator Yum China (YUMC) issue earnings after this afternoon's closing bell.Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) chain matched estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of $1.36 per share, but revenue was below forecasts. The drug store chain also authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program.STOCKS TO WATCH Wells Fargo (WFC) has overhauled its credit-card processing business after an internal probe found some employees falsely reported customer sales and pushed small firms into costly contracts they didn't understand, https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc8aa3f7919448fcd8975e219b7c79f35ebbef2de75d87a29d400cd8a01ee5368030fb8f5ee35a960512f40a6b7b30b43e2 according to the Wall Street Journal .The U.S. unit of Credit Suisse (CS) and a former investment adviser agreed with the SEC to pay about $8 million in fines over the alleged collection of about $3.2 million in avoidable fees over a five-years. Syngenta's (SYT) purchase by state-owned ChemChina has been approved by US regulators, subject to the combination selling some of its businesses to avoid anti-competitive situations.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is voluntarily recalling more than 593,000 Ventolin asthma inhalers in the U.S. due to a defect that may cause the devices to deliver fewer doses of the medicine than indicated.WATERCOOLER An ad for Pepsi featuring model Kendall Jenner handing a can of soda to a police officer at a peace protest https://click.response.cnbc.com/?qs=5cd356e1d2f15cc8dba9d9da7c9c8beb89a0aa81043bac28d39054a1bffd073b785b0ef259fa85d399afae385d502150dc13a669b8bcb6c7 has sparked a backlash online . 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