Segments From This Episode

• A stronger-than-anticipated jobs report

  by David Brancaccio

  There’s news that hiring in America got unexpectedly stronger in December, with 216,000 more people on payrolls. Experts thought the unemployment rate would get a tad worse. Instead, it held steady at a very low rate of 3.7 percent. We’ll check Christopher Lowe, chief economist at FHN Financial in New York, who helps us break it all down.

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• The gadget-makers descend on Las Vegas

  by Nova Safo

  In Las Vegas, it’s the annual CES extravaganza, or what used to be called the Consumer Electronics Show. This year, artificial intelligence is expected to take center stage.

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• Texas’ education funding revamp brings big changes

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  The new funding approach puts more money into the system and more emphasis on outcomes rather than enrollment totals.

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