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Federal Workers’ Back Pay in Doubt as Shutdown Persists

Oct 8, 2025 · 2 min · Episode 5350 · 2.1 MB
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Plus: Unofficial jobs numbers are starting to come in from Wall Street, pointing to the U.S. labor market losing steam. And, Swiss tech giant ABB looks to sell off its robotics business to Japan’s Softbank. Caitlin McCabe hosts. 


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