Some of Tuesday’s top business stories:
Coverage of the Government Shutdown
Government shuts down as Congress misses deadline, by Janet Hook and Kristina Peterson (Wall Street Journal)
U.S. stocks rise as investors weigh shutdown effects, by Sofia Horta e Costa (Bloomberg)
U.S. oversight of financial markets to continue during shutdown, by Clea Benson (Bloomberg)
Pentagon chief says shutdown hurts U.S. credibility with allies, by David Alexander (Reuters)
7 things you won’t have to worry about in a shutdown, by Melanie Hicken (CNNMoney)
Wall Street Journal
Amazon to hire 70,000 workers for the holidays, by Greg Bensinger
Stock investors see slimmer pickings, by Tom Lauricella
Bloomberg
Chrysler posts surprise sales gain to extend U.S. streak, by Craig Trudell
Reuters
Small business borrowing rises in August, slowly, by Ann Saphir
CNNMoney
Merck to cut 8,500 more jobs, by Aaron Smith
Tesla: A trap for small investors? by Hibah Yousuf
Today in business journalism
ABC News hires Reuters video editor Norton
Managing change at a business newspaper
Bloomberg News adds currency news product
Florida paper wins top Bartlett & Steele award
Markets react to potential shutdown
Biz journalist Barlett named CUNY dean
Financial Times names Khalaf its foreign editor
Elliott named WSJ’s real-time news special projects editor
Business Insider to invest in long-form journalism
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