U.S. stocks rose to more records as Wall Street still doesn’t seem to care much about the latest shutdown of the U.S. government. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% Wednesday and topped its prior all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% to its own record set the day before, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. Treasury yields sank in the bond market after a report from ADP Research suggested that hiring across the country may have been much weaker last month than economists expected. A report on U.S. manufacturing was also weaker than expected.

The U.S. government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities. Other functions would continue — including the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs would continue but some payments to providers could be delayed with certain employees off the job. The FDA, USDA and CDC would continue some of their public health functions, but with staff still diminished by furloughs. And long-term research programs would be halted. Air Traffic Controllers would stay on the job. At the national parks, shutdown plans were still unknown late Tuesday.

As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. Walmart is working with other corporations and workforce experts to develop and fill jobs that don't require a college degree. In an interview with The Associated Press, CEO Doug McMillon said he thinks a lot of Americans don't know they can get trained and make a good living as truck drivers and maintenance technicians. He also said he thinks artificial intelligence has the capacity to change every job and people should embrace AI tools instead of resist them.

A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas, killing one detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life. Authorities say the exact motivation of the attack on Wednesday was not immediately known. The FBI said ammunition found at the scene contained anti-ICE messaging. The head of the agency, Kash Patel, released a photo on social media that shows a bullet containing the words “ANTI-ICE” written in what appears to be marker.“

President Donald Trump and his supporters have paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial service in Arizona. They praised the slain political conservative activist as a singular force whose work they must now advance. Trump credits Kirk with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory. And the president flew on Sunday from Washington to the service that's drawn tens of thousands of mourners, including Vice President JD Vance, other senior administration officials and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old firebrand. Kirk was killed at a Sept. 10 appearance on a Utah college campus.

Amazon says it’s investing $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. The Seattle-based company said Wednesday that the average pay is increasing to more than $23 per hour. Some of its most tenured employees will see an increase between $1.10 and $1.90 per hour and full-time employees, on average, will see their pay increase by $1,600 per year. Amazon also said it will lower the cost of its entry health care plan to $5 per week and $5 for co-pays, starting next year. Amazon said that will reduce weekly contributions by 34% and co-pays by 87% for primary care, mental health and most non-specialist visits for employees using the basic plan.