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The Unconventional Way to Deal with the Shutdown
Headlines on Wall Street, Washington and throughout America have focused understandably on the government shutdown and the pending...
Closedown Trickle-down — Large and Small Businesses Feel the Squeeze
As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 11th day, it is starting to affect more than just the...
Stocks Rally with Debt Deal in Sight
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed up by 2.2% to mark the biggest...
Default could Tank Treasury Bonds
Rather than people viewing Treasury bonds as a safe haven to guard against possible U.S. government default on...
Recession Looms If Treasury Uses Tools to Prevent a Default
The U.S. Treasury can avoid a debt default even if Congress fails to raise the government’s $16.7 trillion...
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.