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Here's your midday brief for Friday, September 26th. I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

The University of Michigan's monthly survey showed that consumer sentiment fell again in September.

Worries about high prices and the labor market weighed on household sentiment. The decline was seen

across a broad swath of the population, except for consumers

with large stock portfolios whose sentiment held up better. Pharma company Amgen says it'll invest

$650 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing network. It comes a day after President Trump said he

would impose a 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals produced by companies

that are not building plants in the U.S. The company said the investment would support production

at its facility in Huncos, Puerto Rico, building on other recent U.S. investments.

And we're exclusively reporting that Boeing is regaining authority from the Federal Aviation

administration to perform

final safety checks on its 737 max jets starting next week. The agency said that Boeing employees

would regain the authority to perform safety sign-offs on alternating weeks, while FAA inspectors

would remain involved in issuing so-called airworthiness certificates, which are required for each aircraft

to be able to fly with passengers. The move is a sign that government officials are satisfied

with the company's progress on improving its manufacturing process after a string of crises.

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