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Employers added 216,000 new jobs in December, and the unemployment rate remained low. We'll discuss.
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A stronger-than-anticipated jobs report
There’s news that hiring in America got unexpectedly stronger in December, with 216,000 more people on payrolls. Experts thought the unemployment rate would get a tad worse. Instead, it held steady at a very low rate of 3.7 percent. We’ll check Christopher Lowe, chief economist at FHN Financial in New York, who helps us break it all down.
The gadget-makers descend on Las Vegas
In Las Vegas, it’s the annual CES extravaganza, or what used to be called the Consumer Electronics Show. This year, artificial intelligence is expected to take center stage.
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