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The US labor market grew by 143,000 jobs in January, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) report released on Friday, below economist forecasts of 175,000. The unemployment rate also fell from 4.1% to 4%.
Morning Brief hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith cover how markets are reacting to the latest jobs report while interviewing top Wall Street experts heading into the opening bell.
Reacting to the latest jobs report and revisions to December’s labor data, Annex Wealth Management chief economist and strategist Brian Jacobsen discusses the Federal Reserve’s ongoing concerns around inflation tied to President Trump’s tariffs.
Yahoo Finance tech editor Dan Howley highlights Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy’s latest comments surrounding the e-commerce giant’s AI spending plans.
To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here.
Other top trending stocks on the Yahoo Finance platform include Affirm (AFRM), Pinterest (PINS), Amazon (AMZN), and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).
This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.