Turmoil in D.C. starts to hit student borrowers

Some student loan borrowers are in limbo after the Department of Education removed online applications for consolidations and income-based repayment plans. The StudentAid.gov website says the removals are temporary to comply with an appeals court injunction. But first: We got lots of data this morning painting a picture of the economy before major changes were implemented by the Trump administration. And later: Is the U.S. at risk of losing lithium exports from China?