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Oil, Metals Slide on Budget Standoff as Stocks Fluctuate
Commodities investors are feeling pain. Oil and metals slid as the dollar rose amid concern the U.S. budget...
Default, Shutdown Concerns Punish Stocks
Stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its largest two-day decline since June amid fears that the...
Wall Street Warns Prioritization Will Fail
Some Republican members of the House of Representatives have proposed prioritizing interest payments on U.S. debt as a...
United States is Losing $160 Million a Day during Shutdown
According to HIS Inc., a Lexington, Mass-based research firm, the U.S. government shutdown was responsible for some $1.6...
Stocks Drop amid Default Concerns
The S&P 500 fell 0.9 percent today.
How Big is the Federal Furlough?
Approximately 800,000 federal workers were furloughed when the government shut down began last Tuesday.
Stocks Rise as Investors Hope for Government Deal
Stocks rose today, though this week was the second in a row to finish in the red, as...
Services Data, Shutdown Lead to Stock Drop
Weaker-than-expected service industry growth combined with fears of the government shutdown leading to a recession caused stocks to...
IMF Chief Warns of Global Danger from U.S. Default
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde warned that the United States has been hurt by too much...
Shutdown’s Second Day Slows Stocks
U.S. stocks fell today, paring yesterday's gains, as investors waited for news of progress towards the end of...