Core Viewpoint - Corporate America is demonstrating the ability to hire, but may be opting not to do so in many cases [1] Group 1 - Fourth-quarter results indicate that companies have the financial capacity to hire employees [1] - The decision to refrain from hiring may reflect strategic choices rather than financial constraints [1]

This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: What we're watching What we're reading Economic data releases and earnings For all the talk of an AI bubble, of exorbitant valuations, and of investor exuberance, analysts are finding more reasons to be bullish, and not just for the next quarter. But the impacts of tariffs are still unfurling. And the Fed's latest easing came with additional risks and uncertainty. Central bankers ...