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Payrolls increased by 517,000 in January, crushing estimates, as unemployment rate hit 53-year low

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 187,000 in January, according to Dow Jones estimates.

Leisure and hospitality saw an increase of 128,000 jobs in the month, led by 99,000 jobs in restaurants and bars alone.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket hours.

In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates questioned whether Musk’s vision of colonizing Mars was a good use of money.

China needs to do more in order to fix its real estate problems, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.

The “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, launched Thursday, will offer 500,000 free air tickets over the next six months, starting in March.

Black Americans are nearly three to five times more likely to be audited by IRS, a new study shows. Here’s what it means for filers.

Consumers flocked to annuities marketed as being “protection-focused” as stocks and bonds faltered and annuity payouts were relatively attractive.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

A federal suit against Coinbase was dismissed Wednesday, with a judge ruling against claims that it conducted unregistered securities offerings.