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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...
U.S. Shutdown Triggers Gold Rebound… Check That, Sell-off
Gold posted its best quarter in a year, gaining back 8.6 percent of the value it had lost...
U.S. Shutdown Hits Dollar, Nudges Global Markets
The U.S. government couldn’t come to a last-minute emergency funding agreement before the midnight deadline last night, stopping...
Looming Government Shutdown Punishes Stocks
With it looking likely that the U.S. government could face a shutdown tomorrow, investors fled stocks, causing the...
Dollar Falls as Chance of Shutdown Rises
As U.S. lawmakers continued to be unable to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown as soon...
U.S. Government to Shut Down for First Time in 17 Years
Unless an unlikely 11th hour agreement is reached by tonight at midnight, the wheels of government in the...