Segments From This Episode

• Government shutdown could hit contract workers especially hard

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  As the government shutdown wears on, federal employees have begun to miss paychecks. But contract workers at government facilities face different repercussions.

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• Get ready for pricier wooden home furnishings

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  A new round of import taxes went into effect just after midnight today. This new set of levies will target purchases of wood and timber products, furniture, and kitchen cabinets.

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• Megadeals have driven most merger and acquisition activity this year

  by Justin Ho

  

  Big companies are thinking that in a time of economic uncertainty, bigger is better.

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