Growth in Jobs Slows Sharply to 3-Year Low

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ

In December, employers added just 74,000 jobs, the slowest pace of growth in three years and far below the expectations of many economists who had grown convinced that the market was on a more solid footing.

Wall Street Gives Up Early Gains as Markets Digest Weak Jobs Report

A jobs fair in Washington on Friday. Extended federal jobless benefits expired at year’s end.

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Jobs Data Gives Hope for Benefits Extension

The Senate will consider legislation to revive expired benefits for 1.3 million out-of-work Americans on Monday, but it appears gridlock will continue. Above, a jobs fair in Washington on Friday.

Target on Friday raised its estimate of the number of customers whose credit and debit card data were stolen late in 2013.

For Target, the Breach Numbers Grow

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS and NICOLE PERLROTH

The retailer disclosed that the hackers stole a broader trove of data than originally reported, including mailing and email addresses, phone numbers and names.

Garmin sells a windshield-mounted camera and data recorder.

The Next Data Privacy Battle May Be Waged Inside Your Car

By JACLYN TROP

As cars increasingly come equipped with Internet connections, GPS and data recorders, concerns about what is being tracked and who has access to it.

DealBook

The effort by Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the latest sign that Wall Street banks are taking a critical look at the hard-charging culture of analyst and associate jobs.

Wall St. Shock: Take a Day Off, Even a Sunday

By WILLIAM ALDEN and SYDNEY EMBER

After a review, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said its lowest-level employees should try to take four weekend days off each month.

Justices Take Case on Free TV Streaming

By ADAM LIPTAK and BILL CARTER

Broadcasters contend Aereo’s service violates copyright laws. The company says it is not covered by the relevant provisions of those laws.

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Federal Consumer Agency Ponders Its Next Crusades

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

Several advocacy groups say they hope to see the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau make significant process on overdraft fees, debt collection and mandatory-arbitration clauses in contracts.

Shoppers at the Target store in Colma, Calif., on Thanksgiving Day could be affected by the huge security breach.

To Regain Trust, Target Must Do More, Crisis Experts Say

By HILARY STOUT

The recent revisions of the extent of the hacking at Target raise serious questions about security.

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Understanding New Rules That Widen Mental Health Coverage

By ANN CARRNS

The new parity rules apply to most health plans and are effective beginning July 1, although many plans will not have to comply until January of next year.

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Philip G. Zimbardo, a psychologist, created the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment.

In Life and Business, Learning to Be Ethical

By ALINA TUGEND

Most people, if pressed, would acknowledge that when it comes to ethics, they could use a tuneup.

High & Low Finance

Bernard Madoff outside federal court in 2009. Federal prosecutors have penalized JPMorgan for failing to report “suspicious activity” in Mr. Madoff’s account at the bank.

JPMorgan Lost Madoff in a Blizzard of Paper

By FLOYD NORRIS

Documents released in connection with the federal penalties imposed on JPMorgan Chase showed that many people simply filled out and filed forms, oblivious to what they might indicate.