A simple account of the pending government shutdown – Marginal Revolution
Wall Street in broad slump as shutdown draws near – Reuters
Unemployment in Decatur, about to lose ADM HQ, is 13% – Chicago Tribune
China makes another go at the Shanghai Free Trade Zone – WSJ
House available for free in Duluth, but you have to move it – News Tribune
Topeka delegation visits Fargo to learn about retaining young people – Fargo Forum
Housing recovery? No. Let's say "improvement" – Fed Gazette
Millennials face an uphill climb to adulthood – WSJ
Fledgling textile factory in Minneapolis can't find workers – NY Times
Marcella Hazan, who taught Americans to cook Italian food, has died – NY Times