January’s job creation figure of 151,000 is lower what was anticipated by economists surveyed prior to today’s report. Those surveyed anticipated job growth of 185,000.  

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas exports from the continental U.S. is scheduled to sail by early March. This will mark a stunning reversal from a decade ago, when experts projected that the U.S. would import 25 percent of its daily gas use by 2015.

The Obama administration is planning to include in the president’s budget a proposal to allow a further expansion of the Medicaid program. The proposal would give states that have not yet expanded their programs an additional opportunity for three years of 100 percent federal funding for newly eligible beneficiaries.