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tumbling 88 point, the nasdaq shrinking 40 points. the oil prices skyrocketed on escalating unrest many the middle east. employers added $192,000 jobs in february. the unemployment rate falling to 8.9%. in december, january's numbers were revised upward to show an additional 58,000 jobs were added. but violence in libya and protests in yemen, oh man, bahrain, and now eastern saudi arabia sent oil prices soaring. u.s. crude is up $3 today finishing just below $105 a barrel. those prices are keeping the transportation sector under pressure with airlines taking the biggest hit. overall, a roller coaster of a week resulting in fractional gains. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball."