Stock futures are flat in overnight trading following a losing week: Live updates

All eyes are turning to the September nonfarm payrolls report, which is due Friday morning.
Trump threatens mass firings of federal workers if government shutdown isn’t averted, NBC News reports

The White House last week told federal agencies to begin preparing for mass firings if Congress does not pass a deal to avert a government shutdown.
One person dead and 9 injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say

A gunman opened fire inside a Mormon church in Michigan during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, authorities said.
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race

President Donald Trump has suggested that NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee, should both drop out of the race.
JD Vance ‘confident’ the U.S. has ‘successfully separated’ TikTok from China parent company ByteDance

Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the president’s recent executive order regarding the acquisition of TikTok on “Fox News Sunday.”
GOP leaders say Obamacare tax credit fight can wait until after government shutdown is averted

President Donald Trump is poised to meet Monday with the top four congressional leaders, as the funding deadline nears.
As chain stores fail, mall vacancies rise, local business owners score rare real estate offers

Vacancy rates for shopping center leases are high as chain stores fail, allowing locally owned small businesses to score prime real estate deals.
Trump is wielding the power of the state to back critical mineral companies. These are the possible next targets

The Pentagon deal with MP Materials could provide a blueprint to protect U.S miners against market manipulation by China, executives and analysts say.
5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites

CNBC investigated “nudify” apps and how a group of friends became key figures in the fight against nonconsensual, AI-generated porn.
A Universal-DreamWorks movie is bringing the winning formula of kids content frenzy to the big screen

“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” hits theaters this weekend as Universal and Dreamworks Animation seek to expand the franchise.