The success of the port shutdown varied up and down the west coast.
The nuclear shutdown pushed up industry's electricity bills relative to its competitors, argues Annette Loske of VIK, which represents big consumers.
The problem had the potential to force a shutdown at up to eight G.M. plants, halting production of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave crossover vehicles, and other models.
Now, the government shutdown ended up hurting Republicans politically, and some observers seem to assume that memories of that experience will deter the G.O.P. from being too confrontational this time around.
(see update) A once-emergent Senate deal to avert default and end the shutdown was "up in the air," as Senate leaders decided to wait to see if the House can originate the legislation.
The shutdown closed up to 20 stations until almost 8 p.m. and left herds of baffled commuters bouncing from line to line in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, trying to cobble together some way to get home.
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a mid-October debt crisis on top of the government shutdown "shapes up to be sort of a perfect storm" for the economy that is rattling American bankers and businesses, a leading corporate executive said on Thursday.
The doctors would ideally like to see the shutdown of up to a third of the country's hospitals, a total of around 500, although they recognise this would be politically unacceptable and would settle for a lower figure leaving some medium-sized units open.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a two-week stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, setting up a potential showdown over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall later this month.
But despite the union's decision to cancel its strike, Ineos went ahead with its shutdown and upped the stakes by raising the prospect of permanent closure.
