From the Financial Times: US inflation higher than expected in September at 3.7%-US inflation was higher than forecast in September, raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates following similarly robust recent data on the strength of the jobs market.
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From the New York Times: Inflation Slowdown Remains Bumpy, September Consumer Price Data Shows-Prices are rising at a pace that is much less rapid than in 2022, but signs of stalling progress are likely to keep Federal Reserve officials wary.

Small Business Growth Fund- In partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and with funding from Etsy and Progressive, Hello Alice’s Small Business Growth Fund is offering $5,000-$25,000 grants to provide entrepreneurs the capital they need to make their next move. Applications for the current round are open through Friday, October 27, 2023, at 6 p.m. ET. To be eligible, a business must be a U.S., D.C.

Deal between unions, restaurants, governor avoids a costly fight over a ballot measure. By Taryn Luna for the LA Times.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a sweeping deal his office helped forge between fast-food companies and unions that will give workers in the industry a pay increase next year.

The legislation represent a rare peace agreement, hammered out in negotiations over the summer, that allows businesses and unions to avoid a costly statewide ballot measure fight over wages.

COVID Vaccines: From the LA Times: Health officials are recommending most everyone get an updated vaccine. But are people willing to roll up their sleeves again? By Rong-Gong Lin II

A new coronavirus shot will be available starting this week, but the big question is how many people will get one.
Attitudes about COVID- 19 are clearly shifting, as is to be expected since it long ceased to be the sort of suffocating public health threat that ground the globe to a halt .