Congress averts government shutdown and creates two new deadlines

Marketplace Minute

EpisodeNov 16, 20231m

Congress averts government shutdown and creates two new deadlines

Marketplace Minute

EpisodeNov 16, 20231m

The Senate approved a Republican plan to temporarily extend government funding; Walmart reports $450 million profit in third quarter; unemployment benefit claims inch up to 231,000; Biden, Xi summit produces crackdown on Chinese chemical companies providing fentanyl precursors.

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