Some 100,000 federal workers disappeared from payrolls last week, and the White House is threatening more layoffs, but markets keep humming along. Why?
The partial shutdown means two of the most important readouts on the economy will not be released on Friday. It's the newest count of payroll numbers and the separate unemployment rate.
Hiring has slowed, and it's taking longer for jobseekers to find work. And where there are people with anxiety and fear, there are scammers to prey on them.
