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<span>STORY: From unexpected job growth in the U.S. to an accidental bitcoin giveaway…</span><span>This is the Week in Numbers.</span><span>:: The Week in Numbers</span><span>:: 130,000</span><span>130,000 was the number of jobs added in January by employers in the U.S.</span><span>That’s what the country’s Labor Department showed in its closely watched nonfarm payrolls report.</span><span>The number was almost twice the estimate made by economists polled by Reuters – and partly driven by a surge in healthcare jobs.</span><span>The report also showed the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%.</span><span>:: $44 billion</span><span>$44 billion was the value of bitcoins Bithumb wrongly sent to some customers, sending the crypto’s price down 17%.</span><span>The South Korean crypto exchange had planned to give out small cash rewards worth 2,000 Korean won – or about $1.40 – for a promotional event.</span><span>But media reports showed the winners actually received at least 2,000 bitcoin each.</span><span>The firm apologized and said it recovered close to 100% of the bitcoins by last weekend.</span><span>:: $3.4 billion</span><span>$3.4 billion was the sales total for Kering during the fourth quarter.</span><span>It meant sales fell less than expected for the Gucci-owner.</span><span>It’s a solid start for new CEO Luca de Meo, who is fighting to improve the luxury group’s performance.</span><span>Investors have questioned Kering over the last four years due to its debt and falling profitability.</span><span>:: 6,000</span><span>6,000 is how many jobs Heineken said it will cut.</span><span>It makes up around 7% of the brewing giant’s workforce and comes as the company faces weak demand.</span><span>The Dutch brewer also set lower expectations for profit growth this year.</span><span>It expects expansion of between 2% and 6%, against the 4% to 8% growth it guided for last year. </span><span>:: $380 billion</span><span>And $380 billion was the latest valuation of Anthropic – more than double its previous number.</span><span>That after the Claude chatbot maker raised $30 billion in a new funding round.</span><span>It managed to raise new financing from tech giants like Microsoft and Nvidia.</span><span>Anthropic has set itself apart from rivals by focusing its model training on coding.</span>