Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with Chinese markets closed for a weeklong holiday, as a U.S. government shutdown loomed. This shutdown could be different, with the White House prone to push for large-scale firings of federal workers. A second report suggested the job market may be remaining in its “low-hire, low-fire” state. The Fed just delivered its first cut of the year, and officials have penciled in more to give the job market a boost. Late Tuesday, the White House was withdrawing the nomination of E.J.