This week in business: Shutdown chaos, AI jitters, and a penny farewell

Tech giants, retailers, and lawmakers all took big swings—some landing cleanly and others missing the mark.

This week’s biggest business news is perhaps that the U.S. federal government shutdown finally ended; however, that ending didn’t come without more than a few noteworthy concessions. Meanwhile, a beloved coffee chain walked straight into a strike on one of its biggest promo days, and a regional grocer found a way to turn literal loose change into both PR and foot traffic.