Monitor Show 18:00 09-16-2023 18:00

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With Bloomberg, you get the story behind the story, the story behind the global birth rate, behind your EV batteries environmental impact, behind sand. Yeah, sand. You get context and context changes everything. Go to Bloomberg .com to get context pursuing what seems like a relatively minor issue. Thanks, Kate. That's Professor Kate Andreas of Columbia Law School. This is Bloomberg Law on Bloomberg Radio. I'm June Grosso. Stay with us. Today's top stories and global business headlines are coming up right now. Broadcasting 24 hours a day at Bloomberg .com and the Bloomberg Business Act. This is Bloomberg Radio. United Auto Workers are holding talks with Ford and GM on day two of the strike. Union members like this UAW worker in Toledo are striking for better pay and pension benefits. We need more money. I mean, we've gone years without a raise. You know, we want our fair share. And that's what we're looking for, our fair share. You know, for everybody, not just for me, but for everybody that works here. Representatives for both GM and Ford say negotiations resume today after Friday's pause. Union leaders are pushing for what they call a strong and fair contract. President Biden sent two high -level White House officials to help mediate the talks. Post -tropical Cyclone Lee has made landfall in Nova Scotia. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center says maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph, with Lee expected to continue to weaken as it moves north over the Canadian Maritimes. Forecasters say strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rains are occurring in portions of Maine and Atlantic Canada. Congress is making little progress to fund the government and avoid a possible shutdown at the end of the month. Lawmakers must pass several spending bills or a short -term funding measure known as a continuing resolution by September 30th. Democrats have faced fierce opposition on both options this week from hard -line conservatives who are...

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