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The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and Video Skip to Main Content Dow Jones, a News Corp company News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services Dow Jones Barron's BigCharts DJX Dow Jones Newswires Factiva Financial News Mansion Global MarketWatch NewsPlus Private Markets Risk & Compliance WSJ Conference WSJ Pro WSJ Video WSJ.com News Corp Big Decisions Business Spectator Checkout51 Harper Collins Housing Knewz.com Makaan New York Post News America Marketing PropTiger REA realtor.com Storyful The Australian The Sun The Times Subscribe Sign In The Wall Street Journal English Edition English 中文 (Chinese) 日本語 (Japanese) February 6, 2020 Print Edition Video Home World Regions Africa Asia Canada China Europe Latin America Middle East Sections Economy More World Video U.S. Sections Economy Law New York Politics Columns & Blogs Real Time Economics Washington Wire More Journal Report U.S. Video What's News Podcast Politics Sections Campaign Wire Election 2020 More WSJ/NBC News Poll Politics Video Economy Blogs Real Time Economics WSJ Pro Bankruptcy Central Banking Private Equity Venture Capital More Economic Forecasting Survey Economy Video Business Sections Management Tech/WSJ.D The Future of Everything Industries Aerospace & Defense Autos & Transportation Commercial Real Estate Consumer Products Energy Entrepreneurship Financial Services Food & Services Health Care Hospitality Law Manufacturing Media & Marketing Natural Resources Retail C-Suite CFO Journal CIO Journal CMO Today Logistics Report Risk & Compliance Columns Heard on the Street WSJ Pro Artificial Intelligence Bankruptcy Central Banking Private Equity Cybersecurity Venture Capital More Business Video Journal Report Business Podcast Tech Sections CIO Journal The Future of Everything Columns & Blogs Christopher Mims Joanna Stern Julie Jargon More Billion Dollar Startup Club Tech Video Tech Podcast Startup Stock Tracker Markets Sections Bonds Commercial Real Estate Commodities & Futures Stocks Your Money Columns & Blogs Heard on the Street MoneyBeat Wealth Adviser Market Data Market Data Home U.S. Stocks Currencies Commodities Bonds & Rates Mutual Funds & ETFs More CFO Journal Journal Report Markets Video Your Money Briefing Podcast Secrets of Wealthy Women Podcast Search Quotes and Companies Opinion Columnists Sadanand Dhume James Freeman William A. 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Magazine Sections Fashion Art & Design Travel Food Culture Search Search → Hiring Points to Strong Economy Employers added 225,000 jobs in January and the jobless rate ticked up to 3.6%, signs the U.S. labor market is positioned to fuel economic growth in 2020. Economists had forecast job gains of 158,000. 757 Americans Join Workforce at Record Rate Heard on the Street: A Hot, but Not Overheated, Jobs Report Stocks Slip, Paring Week’s Gains WSJ News Exclusive New SoftBank Tech Fund Falls Short of $108 Billion Fundraising Goal The technology giant will raise far less than anticipated for its next fund after investors, disillusioned by bad bets like WeWork and by the chaotic and unorthodox way the fund operates, have refused to put up new cash, people familiar with the matter said. 9 Credit Suisse CEO Resigns Amid Spying Scandal Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam quit the Swiss bank, succumbing to pressure over a spying scandal that has engulfed the lender in recent months. 42 Heard on the Street: Move Raises Questions WSJ News Exclusive Mexico, Under U.S. Pressure, Adds Muscle to Fight Against Drug Cartels President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has beefed up his strategy to fight drug cartels, including bringing the marines, Mexico’s elite security force, back to the front lines of the drug war. 25 Hospitals Pushed to the Brink in Wuhan: ‘I Just Want to Save His Life’ Hospitals at the center of a deadly virus outbreak are struggling to cope. At one, patients lay motionless on cots in hallways, hooked up to oxygen tanks. In the waiting room, people with IV-fluid bags stand for lack of seating. 178 Anger Simmers Over Coronavirus Doctor’s Death Virus Fallout Threatens Auto Industry’s Supply Chain Heard on the Street: Virus Is Bruising U.S. Oil Patch Former Pimco CEO Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison in College Admissions Case Douglas Hodge, the former chief executive of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., was sentenced to nine months in prison, the longest sentence to date for any parent charged in the sprawling college-admissions cheating case. 170 Impeachment Witness Vindman Is Escorted Out of White House Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council official who voiced concerns about President Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s leader, was escorted out of the White House on Friday, said his attorney. 188 25 minutes ago Why Iowa and New Hampshire Matter The Intelligent Investor Bond Funds Are Hotter Than Tesla Rumble Seat ‘Winter White’ Is the Only Car Color You Want The A-hed France Says Au Revoir to the Cafe Jason Gay Why Do We Love to Hate the Oscars? The Future of Everything | Energy The Key to Keeping the Lights On: Artificial Intelligence Television Review ‘Battle for Hong Kong’: A People Rises Up More Top News Federal Agencies Use Cellphone Location Data for Immigration Enforcement The Trump administration has been using a database that maps the movements of millions of cellphones to monitor the Mexican border and make immigration arrests, according to people familiar with the matter. 393 Tech Giants Seek Alternative to Hong Kong After U.S. Blocks Data Cable U.S. tech giants are considering alternatives to Hong Kong as a global data hub after national security officials upended plans for a trans-Pacific internet link to the territory, according to people familiar with the matter. 1 Airbus in Advanced Talks to Acquire Bombardier Stake in A220 Program Airbus is in advanced talks to acquire Bombardier’s remaining stake in the two companies’ joint A220 commercial jetliner program, according to people familiar with the matter. New York to Sue Homeland Security Over Global Entry Ban New York Attorney General Letitia James said New York will sue the Department of Homeland Security over its decision to ban New Yorkers from a trusted-traveler program. Business & Finance Bank of America Keeps CEO’s Pay at $26.5 Million Bank of America greenlighted a $26.5 million pay package for its top executive in 2019 after the bank’s shares marked their best run in years. The Scottish Fund Manager That’s One of the Biggest Winners on Tesla One of the biggest winners from Tesla’s wild ride is a 112-year-old Scottish fund management firm that has become a specialist in holding some of the world’s most hyped stocks for the long term. 5 Streetwise: Tesla’s Stock Boom: It’s OK to Miss Out Justice Department Presses Ahead With ‘Spoofing’ Prosecutions A yearslong crackdown on cheating in futures markets is yielding new wins for the government, but several trials to come will show whether the Justice Department’s focus on a tactic known as “spoofing” is ulti...