Kyle Risdahl

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Oracle down 5.8%.

Oracle down 5.8%.

Alphabet off by 2.4%.

Alphabet off by 2.4%.

Bond prices went down.

Bond prices went down.

The yield on the 10-year T-note rose to 4.29%.

The yield on the 10-year T-note rose to 4.29%.

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I'm Kai Risdahl.

I'm Kai Risdahl.

I try to make a point of it every month when the jobs report comes out of highlighting the disparity between the overall unemployment rate in the United States, 4.4 percent as of the December reading, and the unemployment rate for black Americans, 7.5 percent last month, seven and a half percent.

I try to make a point of it every month when the jobs report comes out of highlighting the disparity between the overall unemployment rate in the United States, 4.4 percent as of the December reading, and the unemployment rate for black Americans, 7.5 percent last month, seven and a half percent.

Employment numbers, though, are far from the only thing setting black Americans apart in this economy, both historically and today.

Employment numbers, though, are far from the only thing setting black Americans apart in this economy, both historically and today.