'Every piece of new data matters.' Government shutdown threatens economic reports

It's time for money power politics. And this evening, I want to think about this number, 22,000. That is the small number of people employers hired in the month of August.The same number that gave the Federal Reserve the green light to cut rates for the first time in nearly a year because they're worried about the economy growing or not growing. Well, this Friday, we're going to get the September jobs report and learn more about the labor market. Or at least we will if the government doesn't shut down.This ...