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US stock futures rose early Monday morning as the federal government shutdown entered another week, as Wall Street looked to build on a strong run for equities that pushed major indexes to fresh record highs.

The bond market is still hanging on, barely. But don’t you think if interest rates were to rise, somehow the banks would be involved?

US stock futures rose after stocks hit fresh records with Wall Street fixated on the promise of AI even as the government shutdown drags on.

US stock futures ticked up as Wall Street's renewed confidence in the Federal Reserve instituting more rate cuts this year so far overshadowed a US government shutdown with no end in sight.

US stock futures pulled back as the US government entered a shutdown beginning Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET. At 12:01 Wednesday morning, the government entered shutdown after the Senate struck down both a Democratic and a Republican bill to keep the government funded.

President Trump met with Democrats in the Oval Office on Monday, but both sides left the talks indicating they had made no progress on striking a deal that would avert a government shutdown.

The best plans sometimes do get derailed and one has to wonder if a looming govt shutdown this week could impact the market. After all, I showed you the potential of what could happen.

US stock futures climbed overnight Sunday as investors regrouped from a losing week that saw cracks emerge in AI-focused stock trading as well as surprise tariff announcements from President Trump for Oct. 1.

There is so much to cover I don’t think I can do it in one sitting. So the weekend update starts now and will be concluded at the usual time Sunday night. The chart that suddenly concerns me the most?

US stock futures dropped as Wall Street reacted to a slew of announcements from President Trump about a new wave of tariffs impacting furniture, pharmaceuticals and heavy machinery to take effect from Oct.1.