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Congress dodged a government shutdown. Here are the winners and losers from a messy fight.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWASHINGTON – Congress successfully averted a government shutdown on Saturday in a shocking twist,...
Debt-Ceiling Deal Is Done. Why Recession And Stock-Market Drop May Follow.
Investor's Business Daily· 1 year agoWorries over the debt ceiling have had the stock market on edge, yet the Saturday night deal to...
Why the Debt Ceiling Is Always Up for Debate
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe debt ceiling is an economic and political peculiarity that's almost exclusively unique to the United States. Poland has something similar, according...
Government shutdown: Lawmakers return to Washington with 2 long-shot ideas as time is running out
Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoLawmakers are back in Washington facing long odds of averting a government shutdown in just four...
Congress is trying to dodge a government shutdown. They have to clear 3 hurdles first.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON – There are 10 days until the country once again faces the possibility of a government...
Iowa Democrats say Republicans 'playing political games' while government shutdown looms
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIowa Democrats are warning that a potential government shutdown would harm farmers, law enforcement...
You Can't Control the Debt Ceiling, But You Can Control What You Do About It
Motley Fool· 11 months agoEarlier this year, the U.S. hit its $31.4 trillion (yes, trillion with a "t") debt ceiling, sending...
Debt Ceiling 2023: Will Social Security Payments Stop If the US Defaults June 1?
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoGovernment officials are sounding warnings that Social Security payments could be halted if Congress...
McCarthy’s latest challenge: Prevent shutdown while avoiding GOP revolt
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is fresh from a successful effort to raise the debt ceiling but...
How markets typically react (or don't) to government shutdowns
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 9 months agoInvestors are trying to game out the effects of a possible government shutdown in three weeks. Past...