Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing:

— The U.S. added fewer jobs in Jan. (151,000), but unemployment fell to 4.9% and wages rose.
— Traders are pricing in a 12% chance the Fed will raise interest rates in March.
— President Obama proposed a $10/per barrel tax on oil producers to fund U.S. infrastructure, transport.
— A Chinese firm agreed to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange, subject to U.S. approval.
— The market value of Alphabet (parent of Google) hit $549 billion, surpassing Apple as world’s biggest.

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