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Jan 2024
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Job growth keeps chugging along

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Payrolls up more than 200K and the unemployment rate holds at 3.7%. (0:15) But another jobs indictor hits crisis levels. (2:32) Microsoft could soon topple Apple as world's biggest company. (4:48)

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Dividend Roundup: Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Mastercard, PNC Financial, and more
Aluminum and copper to boost in 2024 + other commodities calls - GS
Palantir slips as Jefferies downgrades, says AI is 'overhyped'

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