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The shutdown is putting unnecessary strain on the system and “forcing difficult operational decisions that disrupt travel and damage confidence in the U.S. air travel experience,” said U.S.

That confidence, however, didn’t extend to Wall Street, which zeroed in on a double whammy of Wednesday’s lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and weaker outlook for the fiscal year.

Lord Bracadale said participants in the inquiry had "lost confidence in my conduct of the inquiry to such an extent that it cannot be retrieved".

The weakness in the employment reading "shows a lack of confidence in the continued strength of the economy," Miller said.

A survey of consumer confidence by the Conference Board in October found 18.4% of consumers said jobs were “hard to get,” little changed from the prior month, while 27.8% of consumers said jobs were “plentiful.”