Here's where the jobs are for January 2025 — in one chart

Health care and retail were strong areas for the U.S. economy in January.

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Consumer inflation fears spike in February as tariff worries hit sentiment

Respondents expect the inflation rate a year from now to be 4.3%, a 1-point jump from January and the highest level since November 2023.
CNBC - 34m
Bill Ackman reveals he's been building a more than $2 billion stake in Uber

The hedge fund manager said his fund began buying Uber shares in early January and has amassed 30.3 million shares, worth $2.3 billion.
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Vance tells Musk that DOGE staffer who resigned after posting racist tweets should be rehired

Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.
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Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari expects lower interest rates later this year

In a CNBC interview, the central bank official expressed confidence that inflation will continue to drift down to the Fed's 2% target.
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Amazon scrubs DEI mention from its annual report

Amazon has removed any references to diversity and inclusion from its most recent annual report.
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Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Slowed in January

Employers added 143,000 jobs last month, signaling a more subdued labor market even as the unemployment rate edged down to 4 percent.
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Vance tells Musk that DOGE staffer who resigned after posting racist tweets should be rehired

Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.
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Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data

Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.
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Trump could stick it to Wall Street and Silicon Valley with this tax proposal

It’s not the first time Trump has backed eliminating the carried-interest “loophole.”
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What the January Jobs Report Means for Small Businesses

A slight cooling off of the labor market saw job creation falling behind expectations, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly too, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show.
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