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Lithium Americas’ shares were up nearly 27% in Wednesday’s midday trade after the U.S. government confirmed that it would pick up a 5% stake in the company.

The company announced that it shipped its first 10-megawatt GenEco electrolyzer module to Galp, which is the first of 10 planned units.

-32K jobs were created in the private sector last month, way down from the +45K expected from analysts.

The newly formed entities are referred to as “New Corteva” for the crop protection business and “SpinCo” for the seed division.

This represents the largest decline in private jobs in two and a half years, according to data from ADP, and is lower than the 53,000 decline in March 2023, amid signs of further weakening in labor market conditions.

Spot gold prices climbed to a new high of $3,895 per troy ounce, surging by almost 1% before paring some of the gains.

While Dow Jones futures were down by 0.49% at the time of writing, the S&P 500 futures fell 0.56%.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) offered a glimmer of hope by stating that when Senate voting resumes on Wednesday, enough “reasonable” Democrats back the Republican bill, paving the way for its clearance.

White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought acknowledged in a memo that a forced shutdown would take effect by midnight.