Verbatim

‘A president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide.’

President Obama, saying during his final State of the Union address that “one of the few regrets” of his presidency is that “the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.”

7,500

Weight in pounds (3,400 kg) of candy that a California man allegedly stole from Mars Inc.

54.4

Average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (12.4°C), for the U.S. in 2015, making it the second-hottest year on record

‘His star will shine in the sky forever.’

Paul McCartney, on singer and songwriter David Bowie, who died Jan. 10 at 69

Main Street

The economy added 292,000 jobs in December to cap a year of job growth

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Wall Street

Market chaos in China hammered U.S. stocks in their worst week since 2011

‘Secretary Clinton and her campaign now know that she is in serious trouble.’

Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate, as signs that Sanders was closing the gap against front-running rival Hillary Clinton in Iowa and maintaining his lead in New Hampshire led to mounting attacks from Clinton

‘These terrorists [are] targeting the whole of civilization.’

Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish prime minister, after a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in Istanbul

‘I’ve got nothin’ to hide.’

Sean Penn, actor, dismissing criticism of his Rolling Stone interview with fugitive drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, conducted in secret before El Chapo was recaptured by Mexican authorities

$200 million

Listing price for the storied Playboy mansion, which the company put up for sale amid declining circulation; a buyer would have to agree to let Playboy founder Hugh Hefner continue living there as a condition of the sale