The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.24%. Stocks on Wednesday settled mixed, with the Dow...

Mike Lawler, New York Republican, says ‘colleagues refuse to do what we were elected to do’ as shutdown looms

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.11%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

Past government shutdowns barely made a dent in the U.S. economy–but real risk arises if hardball negotiating tactics become routine in Congress.

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.37%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.36%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher as bond yields move lower. The 10-year T-note yield fell back from Tuesday’s 16-year high on dovish comments...

The U.S. is moving toward a government shutdown. House and Senate appropriators are divided on spending levels, policy riders and additional items, such as support for Ukraine.

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days

The clock is loudly ticking toward an Oct. 1 deadline. If the shutdown happens, the impact will reverberate across the city and Illinois.