Dow drops, but solid week | Big January job gains | Uber's best day ever

Stocks fell on Friday, but ended the week higher as markets recovered from coronavirus impacts.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, FEB 07, 2020 EVENING BRIEF AS OF FRI, FEB 07, 2020 • 04:11 ET DJIA 29102.51 -0.94% -277.26 S&P 500 3327.71 -0.54% -18.07 NASDAQ 9520.51 -0.54% -51.64   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG MSFT 183.89 +0.26 +0.14% AAPL 320.03 -4.41 -1.36% PFE 38.05 -0.21 -0.55% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG F 8.11 -0.14 -1.70% GE 12.83 -0.12 -0.93% AMD 49.73 +0.41 +0.83% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 49.73 +0.41 +0.83% MSFT 183.89 +0.26 +0.14% AAPL 320.03 -4.41 -1.36% EDITOR'S NOTE As the stock market continues to hover near record highs, the U.S. economy continues to generate jobs at an unexpected pace.   Nonfarm payrolls surged 225,000 in January, well above Wall Street estimates for a 158,000 gain. What's more, the workforce participation rate rose 0.2 percentage point to 63.4%, matching its highest level since June 2013.   The education and  health services sector generated most of the jobs in January, followed by construction, writes CNBC's Thomas Franck. Hiring got a boost from unseasonably warm weather.   All of the major indexes finished the week with gains as the market recovered from coronavirus impacts, but stocks were down Friday despite the solid jobs numbers.   By no means is the coronavirus scare over for markets.   "The challenge for investors is they're in this foggy place where all the economic data that's coming in is pre-coronavirus,"  said Tom Hainlin of Ascent Private Capital Management.  "So there's nothing really materially to grab on to in terms of the data."   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Stocks lower on concerns coronavirus will dramatically slow China's economy January adds a much stronger-than-expected 225,000 jobs, with a boost from warm weather Here's where the jobs are — in one chart Post-tax cut job gains weren't quite as great as initially thought Coronavirus live updates: Fed flags threat, WHO says new cases in China are slowing Uber posts best day ever Stock performance study shows companies should take environmental and social factors seriously Vice President Pence: 'We'll see' if UK decision on Huawei is a deal breaker for a trade pact Here's what you need to know about Friday's 2020 Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire Junk bond scare is rising: 'No one cares. People are buying everything'     TOP VIDEO Watch CNBC's full interview with Vice President Mike Pence   CNBC PRO 'FANGU' — A top technology analyst wants to add another stock to a popular portfolio   SPECIAL REPORTS Tesla looks like bitcoin and there's one way to benefit, trader says Chinese stocks bounce back from coronavirus fears—and if they breach this level, they could 'take off'   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS