WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night….
US stock futures rose on Wednesday, with the Dow eyeing a fresh record as upbeat earnings boosted AI optimism and chances grew that the record-long US shutdown will end soon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) moved up 0.3%, coming off the blue-chip benchmark’s record-high close on Tuesday in a split session for stocks. S&P…
US stock futures rose Monday morning as Wall Street digested a rotation out of Big Tech into more defensive corners of the market and awaited a key congressional vote to end the longest government shutdown in US history. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) hovered above the baseline, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) inched up…
With Congress on the brink of a deal to end the government shutdown, the Supreme Court has agreed to let the political process play out and keep in place a brief pause of a federal court judge’s ruling that ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November. About 42 million Americans rely…
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he’s stunned by eight senators’ decision to break with Democrats and end the government shutdown and warned they’re not alarmed enough about President Donald Trump’s political norm-shattering. “I’m not coming in to punch anybody in the face, but I’m not pleased that, in the face…
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks finished higher for a second day on Tuesday, while Wall Street wavered as anxiety about inflated AI valuations overshadowed signals that the US government shutdown is set to end soon. SoftBank Group (SFTBY) said on Tuesday it had sold its entire stake in chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) to fund…
President Donald Trump has now gone 20 days without recording a single positive approval rating in any major poll—the longest stretch of his second term so far. According to data from RMG Research, the last time Trump held a net-positive approval rating was October 22, when the poll showed him narrowly above water. Since then,…
US stock futures were little changed Monday night as investors took a breather following a rally fueled by optimism that Washington may soon end the record-breaking government shutdown. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all held near the baseline. All three…
Washington — The decision by eight Democratic senators to embrace a deal to end the government shutdown has infuriated many members of the party, with critics saying the lawmakers abandoned the 40-day fight without serious concessions on the health care tax credits that were central to Democrats’ demands. “Pathetic,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “There’s…
As lawmakers inch closer to a deal to end the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history, hundreds of thousands of government workers who’ve gone without pay are wondering when their paychecks could finally arrive. It’s still unclear when the shutdown might end, though the Senate is working to finalize a funding package. House members were told…