Employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
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The S&P 500 added 0.1% in morning trading and remains near its all-time high set a couple weeks ago.
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Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders crashed a press conference scheduled for Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on Senate Democrats to prolong the government shutdown if Republicans do not concede to their Obamacare demands.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record on Tuesday as the floodgates opened for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer.
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JPMorgan Chase unveiled a plan to hire bankers and invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies considered critical to national security and economic resilience.
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The government shutdown continues on its fifth day, with little progress made as Democrats continue to hold out in an attempt to repeal the Trump administration’s prior spending cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies.
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