U.S. economy added just 143,000 jobs in January but unemployment rate fell to 4%

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  German unemployment rises in January to 6.4%

  Yahoo News - Jan. 31
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  U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter

  Gross domestic product grew by 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter, capping a more robust year than expected. Policy uncertainty clouds the outlook.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 30
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  US economy grew at 2.3% rate in fourth quarter

  Figure comes after Fed chair Jay Powell said there was no hurry to cut interest rates
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 30
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  India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up

  Industrial growth, the stock market and the rupee are sinking, and most consumers earn too little to buoy them, stymieing India’s drive to become a developed economy.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 21

• The Biden economy: Just how good was it? Here are the highs and lows for the 46th president.

  Presidents get too much credit or too much blame for the economy, it’s often said, but the public never fails to render its own judgment. They gave Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a failing grade and ...
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 18
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  Mexico to Avoid U.S. Tariffs, Economy Minister Says

  President-elect Donald Trump wants tariffs if Mexico doesn’t comply with his border goals.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 10
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  Watch live: Biden to discuss economy after US added 256K jobs in December

  President Biden will deliver remarks Friday evening about the state of the economy and the most recent jobs report, which showed the country added a whopping 256,000 jobs last month. This report ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 10

• The unemployment rate for Black women fell in December, following a sharp rise

  Black women saw a decline in the unemployment rate in December, as it slipped to 5.4%. That is an improvement from November’s rate of 5.9%.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 10

• U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.1%

  Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 155,000 in December, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 10
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  U.S. economy adds 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate at 4.1%

  The final jobs report of the Biden administration has been released. It shows that the U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December and that the unemployment rate came in at 4.1%. NBC News’ ...
  
  NBC News - Jan. 10

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