Sentiment among U.S. small businesses slumped in January to the lowest level since Donald Trump became president as the economic outlook weakened amid the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown.
February 12, 2019Government Shutdown
Government, Business
Scott Eells/Bloomberg News
Small Businesses Not Optimistic Over Economic Outlook
Scott Eells/Bloomberg News
Government, Business, Safety
Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS
Transportation Agencies Reopen After Truce Ends Historic Shutdown
Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS
The truce between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 halting the longest federal government shutdown in history meant more than 16,000 staffers at the U.S. Department of Transportation will no longer be furloughed.
January 29, 2019
Government, Business
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Tax Refunds Will Be Paid on Time Despite Shutdown, Mnuchin Says
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. Treasury Department is ready for the tax season and will pay tax refunds “as normal,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business News on Jan. 29.
January 29, 2019
Government, Business
Rep. Nancy Pelosi signs a deal to end a partial government shutdown on Jan. 25. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News)
House, Senate Pass Bill to End Shutdown, Fund Government Through Feb. 15
Rep. Nancy Pelosi signs a deal to end a partial government shutdown on Jan. 25. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News)
Congress voted to end the 35-day partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump capitulated to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and agreed to reopen federal agencies without any guarantee of money for his proposed border wall.
January 25, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Editorial
Editorial: Watching the Slowdowns, Ending the Shutdown
A gangbusters year marked by soaring freight rates and frenzied order and sales activity for equipment ended on a soft note, as December saw reported declines in both truck tonnage and trailer orders. It had to happen eventually, but some may feel cheated that the industry didn’t get to close out this otherwise stellar year on a high note.
January 24, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
A line of people wait in the security line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg News)
Government Shutdown Strains Emerge in US Air Travel System
A line of people wait in the security line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg News)
The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on the nation’s air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them. Air traffic controllers and airport security agents continued to work without pay — they will miss a second biweekly paycheck Jan. 25 — but high absentee rates raise the threat of long airport lines, or worse.
January 24, 2019
Government, Business
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Jobless Claims Fall to 49-Year Low Despite Shutdown
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since 1969, signaling the labor market remains tight despite the partial federal-government shutdown.
January 24, 2019
Government, Business
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Shutdown at Day 32 as Democrats Vow to Reject Trump Offer
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 32nd day on Jan. 22 with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expected to call up legislation to advance a proposal from President Donald Trump, which Democrats have already said they’ll reject.
January 22, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Missing Data During Shutdown Complicates Consumer Spending Reports
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
The U.S. growth outlook hangs more than ever on American consumers’ resilience amid stock market swoons and trade-war tensions, but key data on their spending — the biggest part of the economy — will be missing due to the government shutdown.
January 15, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
TSA security checkpoint (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
TSA Begins to Feel Squeeze From Government Shutdown
TSA security checkpoint (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
The Transportation Security Administration plans to begin closing a handful of security checkpoints at airports around the United States as soon as this weekend in response to staff shortages triggered by a partial federal government shutdown now in its third week.
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