U.S. Shutdown Ends; JPM and CFTC Make 'Whale' Settlement O...

10/17/13

Breaking News This Morning ...

Earnings: Goldman Sachs, BB&T, Fifth Third, Huntington Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Reopened: Congress Wednesday passed a bill to fund the government through January 15 and raise the debt ceiling until February 7. This ends the government shutdown, with offices re-opening today. The Washington Post reports that the deal averts catastrophe, but leaves the U.S. economy open to new threats, given its accompanying "kick-the-can-down-the-road" deadlines. More big picture coverage is here: Wall Street Journal,...

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