Segments From This Episode

• Layoffs of federal workers are near, according to Trump administration officials

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Earlier this week, President Trump said he would use the government shutdown to target "Democrat things." Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has the latest on layoff plans.

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• Timing is crucial

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  A shutdown with layoffs may have more serious economic consequences than your average shutdown. For more on that we turn to Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.

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• China launches new visa to attract tech talent

  by Jennifer Pak

  As the U.S. is becoming more hostile towards immigrant workers, China is trying to signal it welcomes foreign investment and talent. This week, China opened a new visa category called the K visa. It aims to make it easier for foreign graduates in science, tech, engineering and mathematics to cooperate and have exchanges with China. However, the news has generated a backlash within China, as our correspondent Jennifer Pak explains from Shanghai.

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