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Happy Thursday. For nearly a week last year, McDonald’s was the number-one global seller of one thing, and it wasn’t edible. The fast-food chain in December became the world’s top sock — yes, sock — seller thanks to its Grinch Meal.
Stock futures are higher this morning following a down day.
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
The U.S. labor market added 130,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, more than double the 55,000 jobs expected by the Dow Jones consensus estimate. The better-than-expected report also showed the unemployment rate in January decreased to 4.3% — its lowest level since August.
