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U.S. hiring slowed in January but remained solid in the last jobs report of the Biden era.

Plus, consumers are already souring on Trump's economy.

And why, a decade from now, many drugs hitting the U.S. market will have originated in China.

Many of the top scientists that have trained in the U.S. over recent decades have returned to China.

And that's fueling the emergence of a biotech hub, particularly around Shanghai.

It's Friday, February 7th.

I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News,

the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

Music the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. The Labor Department released its January jobs report this morning.

The U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs in January, slightly lower than the 169,000 jobs economists

had expected. The unemployment rate also ticked down to 4%, which was also a bit lower than had been expected.

WSJ Finance News Editor Christina Rex Road joins me now to talk about what these numbers mean.

So, Christina, seems like we've got some conflicting messages here.

There are fewer jobs, but also less unemployment.

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