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• Dow Closes Above 14,000 

  

  The Dow closed above 14,000 for the first time since 2007, with CNBC's Bob Pisani; Brian Kelly, Shelter Harbor Capital; Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services; and James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute. Also, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), shares his opinions on today's jobs report.

• Markets Rally on Hope Fed Will Keep Pumping 

  

  Markets are looking past a tepid jobs report where the unemployment rate actually ticked higher to 7.9 percent, with Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University professor, and Dean Baker, The Center for Economic & Policy Research.

• Dow Crosses Above 14,000 

  

  The Dow crossed above 14,000 for the first time since October 17, 2007, with the FMHR team. Meanwhile Tony Crescenzi, Pimco, explains whether we could be facing a bond bubble.

• TREASURIES-Prices choppy as jobless rate up, manufacturing grows

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Prices for U.S. The January ISM was quite encouraging for both output and employment prospects ahead, "said Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist with Miller Tabak& Co. LLC.

• What the Jobs Report Means For the Economy 

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman provides his take on this morning's jobs data. And, Ward McCarthy, Jefferies chief U.S. financial economist, weighs in on jobs and where he sees the Dow headed.

• White House's Krueger: Main Risk We Face Is Gridlock 

  

  Alan Krueger, White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman, discusses today's employment report, adding 157,000 new jobs in January, with the unemployment rate rising to 7.9 percent.

• TREASURIES-Prices rise as unemployment rate slightly higher

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Prices for U.S.

• European shares, Bunds edge up after mixed US data

  LONDON, Feb 1- European shares slightly extended gains and German Bund futures edged higher on Friday after mixed U.S. data which featured strong upward revisions to previous months' job creation figures alongside a pick up in the unemployment rate. German Bund futures edged higher after the report to last trade 10 ticks up on the day at 142.00.

• PREVIEW-Canadian job market seen flat in January, jobless rate up

  *WHEN: Friday, Feb. 8 at 8:30 a.m. ( 1330 GMT. OTTAWA, Feb 1- Canada's labor market likely came back to earth in January after gravity-defying job gains in the final months of 2012, with analysts predicting almost no new hiring in the month and a rise in the unemployment rate.

• WRAPUP 1-U.S. jobs data to point to steady economic growth

  *Non-farm payrolls expected to rise 160,000 in January. WASHINGTON, Feb 1- U.S. job growth likely picked up modestly in January and the unemployment rate held steady, supporting views the economy's sluggish recovery was on track despite a surprise contraction in the final three months of 2012..

• Jobs Report Out Friday 

  

  The Obama Administration dissolves its jobs council just ahead of January's jobs report, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Art Laffer, Laffer Investments; and Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran says "this is evidence one more time of the President appointing a committee and not even utilizing it for the value it can provide."

• Maria's Observation: Jobs Council Gone 

  

  The Obama Administration will allow his jobs council to expire on the eve of January's jobs report. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares her observation.

• How to Trade Tomorrow's Jobs Data 

  

  Tomorrow's jobs report for January will have two parts, reports CNBC's Hampton Pearson. Brian Levitt, OppenheimerFunds, and Darrell Cronk, Wells Fargo Private Bank, weigh in.

• Outlook for Jobs in America 

  

  There is some conflicting data ahead of a very important jobs report tomorrow, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.

• Rally Losing Steam? 

  

  The major averages haven't had a losing week in 2013, but have reached breakeven this week, with the FMHR team. Keith Banks, U.S. Trust president, offers insight on the best sectors to play right now. And, CNBC's Julia Boorstin has the update on Facebook.

• Jobless Claims Go Higher; Income, Spending Both Up

  

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level consistent with moderate hiring, while income surged much higher than expected and spending inched higher as well.

• Initial Jobless Claims Up 38,000 to 368,000 

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the data on unemployment, consumer spending, and personal income. And, CNBC's Steve Liesman explains what it indicates about the U.S. economy and its impact on the markets.

• German unemployment posts surprise fall in Jan

  BERLIN, Jan 31- German unemployment unexpectedly fell in January in seasonally adjusted terms, pushing the jobless rate down to 6.8 percent and remaining close to a post-reunification low, data showed on Thursday.

• Why Markets Aren't Worried About the Bad GDP Report

  

  "The report, noisy as it is, may help ease ideas that has surfaced earlier this month that the Fed may look to soon pull back from its asset purchases," said one strategist in response the surprise drop in GDP.

• New Hawks and Doves at Fed Likely Won't Alter Policy

  

  The cast of voting members on the Fed's policy committee is changing, but Ben Bernanke will likely retain a solid majority for his drive to keep interest rates low well into the future despite critics who worry about the risks.