Business Update

Investors have shaken off threats of damage from shutdowns before. But federal layoffs, pauses in economic data and more could make this time different. Source link

Some policymakers at the central bank are in a rush to lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s first cut this year, while others are urging caution. Source link

Retirement, survivor and disability payments will continue, but some services may be temporarily unavailable. Source link

The investment bank had appealed more stringent oversight in dreaded annual exams, and the Federal Reserve agreed. Source link

E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source link

The two late-night hosts shared stories on each other’s shows on Tuesday about their recent turmoil, and some criticism of President Trump. Source link

The vast Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou stood as a rebuke to U.S. efforts to hem in China’s technology. But the real competition is internal, and profits are hard to find. Source link

The outbreak has killed four people and spread to 15 states, with officials linking it to frozen pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger. Source link

He helped make it the largest industrial union in North America as he fought an influx of cheap metal from China and lobbied for anti-dumping tariffs. Source link

Reliance on fossil fuels is almost unavoidable — at least for now. Source link