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Three of the four members of the so-called “commando team” allegedly behind the brazen heist at the Louvre are in custody. Thieves posing as construction workers broke through a balcony window at the museum, ransacked two cases of royal jewels and zipped off through the streets of Paris on motor scooters. William Brangham discussed more with art crime investigator Arthur Brand. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

President Trump’s goal of deploying National Guard troops to Chicago is on hold as the Supreme Court requests more information. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court blocked an order requiring Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to report to court daily, and in Little Village, high school students staged a walk-out to protest ICE actions. In the Loop breaks down those stories and more with NBC 5 Chicago reporter Christian Farr, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project at the Better Government Association Alex Nitkin and Jackie Serrato, editor of La Voz, the Spanish language news site of the Chicago Sun-Times. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

The government shutdown has now lasted a full month. Now, some business leaders — including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, the American Bankers Association, and more — have issued a statement urging Congress to reopen the government. They cite estimates that the shutdown will cause $10 billion to $15 billion per week in lost output and economic activity. Plus, how much would you spend to find a job?

The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation measure, was supposed to be released today. But at day 31 of the government shutdown, it's nowhere to be found. This morning, we'll unpack what exactly we know about rising prices at a time of tariffs. And later, is 9 to 5 looking more like 7 to 7? We'll learn about the rise of the work trend known as "microshifting."

From the BBC World Service: Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders attending the APEC summit in South Korea of the need to deepen economic cooperation amid global uncertainty. We'll hear the latest on trade agreements between the U.S. and China, as well as other new developments. Then, Jamaica's government issued a catastrophe bond as it begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa. And later, would you spend money on a job search to try to get a leg up?

Several major firms announced tens of thousands of job layoffs this week, and some reports are putting the blame on AI. Plus, startup Character.AI says it will ban minors from interacting with its chatbots. Also, Nvidia became the first $5 trillion company. We'll look at what that means. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with regular contributor Natasha Mascarenhas, reporter at The Information, about all these topics on this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

President Trump returned to the White House Thursday afternoon after a trip to Asia and a meeting with Chinese President Xi. It comes as the nations are engaged in a tough trade war, covering everything from agriculture to advanced technology. The two leaders agreed to something of a trade truce, each making some concessions, but mostly freezing battlelines in place. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

To discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, Geoff Bennett spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. A diplomat with decades of service under Republican and Democratic administrations, Burns served as envoy during the Biden Administration. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

For another view on the Trump-Xi meeting, Amna Nawaz spoke with Matt Pottinger. He was deputy national security adviser in the first Trump administration and spearheaded China policy as the confrontation with Beijing accelerated. He now serves as chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30 are reported dead so far. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy