Some of Monday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Siemens aiming for 15,000 jobs cuts, by William Boston
Shanghai ‘free-trade zone’ opens, by Richard Silk
Bloomberg
First U.S. shutdown in 17 years imminent with no talks, by Roxana Tiron, Michael C. Bender and Kathleen Hunter
BlackBerry rare breakup fee seen deterring bids: Real M&A, by Serena Saitto, Leslie Picker and Hugo Miller
Reuters
American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots, by Karen Jacobs
BMW, Hundai and Kia recall over 180,000 cars in China, by Fang Yan and Matthew Miller
CNNMoney
How the government will shut down, by Jeanne Sahadi
Debt ceiling: 8 things you need to know, but wish you didn’t, by Jeanne Sahadi
Fortune
Change is in the wind, offshore, by Brian Dumaine
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