Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are little changed Wednesday night after the S&P 500 logged a fresh high and investors appeared to shrug off concerns tied to the latest U.S. government shutdown. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30 points, or…

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Dollar falls on U.S. government shutdown, now on pace for worst annual decline in 22 years

Dollar falls on U.S. government shutdown, now on pace for worst annual decline in 22 years

The dollar held on to steep gains on Friday after better-than-forecast U.S. data dampened expectations for further easing by the Federal Reserve this year. Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty Images The dollar fell Wednesday after U.S. lawmakers failed to avert a government shutdown, raising questions from traders about the potential economic impact. The dollar…

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Shutdown investing Wall Street advice

Shutdown investing Wall Street advice

Wall Street banks largely told clients to expect a typical short shutdown and bet on a comeback in stocks if there’s any major weakness in equities. The stock market Wednesday was lower , but the losses were muted as investors waited to see more developments on the ongoing negotiations from Republicans and Democrats. (For the…

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Live updates, news and analysis

Live updates, news and analysis

How Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the shutdown Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conduct a news conference after a meeting with President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Vice President JD Vance, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., about…

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