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Hiring is slowing, but not too much. I'm Novosopho with a Marketplace minute.

The Labor Department's October jobs report today showed a gain of $150,000.

That's about half of September's total.

The unemployment rate ticked up, just a tenth of a percentage point.

The numbers suggest a healthy labor market, the one that is cooling, which is what the Federal Reserve

wants, a cooler labor market can reduce inflation.

The White House is hosting a summit of leaders from North and South American countries,

including Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Peru.

The topics are supply chains and developing more trade within the region.

A federal jury has convicted Sam Bankman Freed, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.

He potentially faces more than a century in prison for fraud and conspiracy.

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