The government shutdown has prompted private firms to release their own economic data, filling a gap left by the absence of ...

A lengthy government shutdown would only complicate the employment picture and possibly further erode consumer confidence.

The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts warn the ...

The last few times the U.S. government shut down for days on end, the U.S. economy and financial markets emerged on the other ...

Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in inflation and a sharp slowdown of hiring, fresh data on Friday showed. The ...

A government shutdown generally means a temporary stop to "non-essential functions" at federal agencies. In short, that means ...

Consumer sentiment—a reading on Americans’ views on the economic outlook—decreased slightly to 55 in October from 55.1 in ...

The longer the closure lasts, the greater the hit to economic growth and the work of businesses that rely on the federal government’s daily functioning.

Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion and reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points ...

The U.S. government shutdown has thrown the brakes on the flow of federal economic data at a moment of uncertainty and ...

The economy, state government, and politics are the top concerns of registered voters according to a Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday. Nearly two in five (36 percent) respondents ...

Government shutdowns are rare, typically resolved quickly, and have a modest, temporary economic impact unless prolonged. Historically, S&P 500 performance rebounds after shutdowns, with markets ...