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The U.S.

labor market finished off 2025 with another month of slow hiring.

Plus, why the U.S.

selling Venezuela's oil could be a ticket to the South American country's turnaround.

And Iran's leader says he won't bow down to protesters or President Trump as demonstrations rock Tehran.

It's Friday, January 9th.

I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

This is the p.m.

edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

The last Labor Department jobs report for 2025 came out today, showing more of the same for the U.S.

economy.

Hiring still weak, but businesses also aren't slashing jobs left and right.

For December, American employers added 50,000 jobs, a tiny bit less than the month before.