Thursday Afternoon Links

[AP] US stocks drift near their records as tech keeps rising and Wall Street keeps ignoring DC’s shutdown

[Yahoo/Reuters] Argentina's bonds wobble as investors eye US Bessent's support pledge

[AP] Federal shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one

[AP] Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

[Axios] Six months later, the future of Trump's tariffs is murkier than ever

[AP] Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

[AP] Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bridgewater Soars 26% to Lead Pack of Biggest Hedge Funds

[Bloomberg] Private Credit Gets Creative as Fundraises Take Longer Than Ever

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Logan Sees More Work to Do in Reaching Inflation Target

[Bloomberg] Greenland Deepens EU Ties in Rebuff to Trump’s Bid for Influence

[WSJ] Trump Threatens Far-Reaching Cuts at Federal Agencies

[WSJ] Trump’s Budget Chief, Slayer of Big Government, Moves Quickly in Shutdown

[WSJ] Can China Save Itself if the Rest of the World Won’t?