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Electric Bills Are Coming Due for Unpaid Federal Workers

Rising utility costs this fall have added to the pain. 

Photographer: Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images

Federal employees expect to be back at work soon, as lawmakers move toward ending the government shutdown. It will be a relief for those dealing with the financial pressures of both missing paychecks and rising costs for electricity. Bloomberg News power reporter Tope Alake talked with one such worker. Plus: The CEO leading Build-A-Bear Workshop’s tremendous growth, and how Dyson made an improbable pivot to beauty products.

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