Scott Horsley

Markets would welcome a resolution to the shutdown, which has idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers, held up funding for vital safety net programs, and disrupted air travel.

The shutdowns also delayed the release of closely watched economic data, including a jobs report that was due last Friday.

and an inflation update that was supposed to come out this week.

Stock in Tyson Foods opened higher after the meatpacking giant issued a bullish sales forecast for the coming year.

Tyson's chicken sales were up during the most recent quarter.

The company sold fewer pounds of beef, but made up for it with higher prices.

And the company behind Buy Heart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula is recalling two lots after more than a dozen cases of infant botulism.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The Labor Department's regular jobs tally was held up by the government shutdown for the second month in a row.

That left analysts looking for alternative measures of the strength or weakness of the labor market.

A consulting company that tracks layoff notices says it was the worst October for job cuts in more than two decades.

Consumers are feeling gloomy.

A University of Michigan survey showed consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in three years.

And high-flying tech stocks also lost some altitude as investors wondered if artificial intelligence will live up to all the hype.

For the week, the Dow dipped 1.2%, the S&P 500 index fell 1.6%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 3%.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The Labor Department's regular jobs tally was held up by the government shutdown for the second month in a row.

That left analysts looking for alternative measures of the strength or weakness of the labor market.

A consulting company that tracks layoff notices says it was the worst October for job cuts in more than two decades.

Consumers are feeling gloomy.