What a government shutdown could mean for you — and the odds it could happen

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  Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense

  Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...
  
  The Hill - 2d

• Watchdogs fired by Trump raise alarms over future of independent oversight

  President Trump has fired several independent government watchdogs. They're now sharing warnings about what it could mean for federal oversight.
  
  CBS News - 22h

• Here's what is in the House GOP's plan to avoid a partial government shutdown

  Another government shutdown is looming. If there's no deal by Friday, there will be a partial shutdown with major implications from military paychecks to air travel. Over the weekend, House ...
  
  CBS News - 8h

• Reader callout: Brides and grooms — are you paying too much for your wedding?

  Costs are spiralling for what could be the happiest day of your life
  
  Financial Times - 2d
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  Morning Report — This week: Funding suspense, tariff two-step, DOGE bites

  In today’s issue: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he has the votes to dodge a possible government shutdown by next weekend. A floor vote could happen Tuesday under his plan, which envisions ...
  
  The Hill - 11h
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  GOP unveil their stop-gap plan to avoid government shutdown

  The U.S. government is days away from a potential shutdown with funding set to run out on Friday. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY on what’s in the Republicans’ stop-gap plan.
  
  NBC News - 9h

• Congress faces Friday deadline to fund the government. Here's what to know

  Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.
  
  CBS News - 3h

• This retirement strategy is a 'game changer' for single-income, married couples, advisor says

  If you're a single-income, married couple, you could use a spousal IRA to save more for retirement. Here's what to know.
  
  CNBC - 3d

• What America is losing as Trump fires independent government watchdogs

  President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and whistleblowers. Scott Pelley reports on what's happening to independent watchdogs.
  
  CBS News - 22h

More from MarketWatch

• Retail traders are getting spooked by a market downturn. That’s bad news for brokerage stocks.

  While stocks across the board tumbled on Monday, the pain was acutely felt by shares of brokerages like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers.
  
  MarketWatch - 5m

• Retail traders are getting spooked by a market downturn. That’s bad news for brokerage stocks.

  While stocks across the board tumbled on Monday, the pain was acutely felt by shares of brokerages like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers.
  
  MarketWatch - 5m

• Stock market’s worst day of 2025 is stoking Nasdaq bear-market fears. Here’s why.

  Nasdaq Composite falls deeper into correction territory, raising concerns about it sinking into a bear market.
  
  MarketWatch - 15m

• How daylight saving’s ‘spring forward’ might have caused stocks to fall back

  What happens to investors when daylight-saving time kicks in?
  
  MarketWatch - 20m

• Delta cuts its once-rosy outlook. Here’s what’s worrying the airline.

  Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. dropped more than 9% after hours Monday after the airline slashed its current-quarter estimates, seeing trouble ahead for demand for its domestic flights.
  
  MarketWatch - 22m

More in Business

• Fintech stocks plummet as Wall Street worries about consumer spending, credit

  Fintech stocks were some of the biggest decliners on Monday as the Nasdaq suffered its steepest drop since 2022.
  
  CNBC - 2m

• Retail traders are getting spooked by a market downturn. That’s bad news for brokerage stocks.

  While stocks across the board tumbled on Monday, the pain was acutely felt by shares of brokerages like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers.
  
  MarketWatch - 5m

• Retail traders are getting spooked by a market downturn. That’s bad news for brokerage stocks.

  While stocks across the board tumbled on Monday, the pain was acutely felt by shares of brokerages like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers.
  
  MarketWatch - 5m

• Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz announces retirement, stock plummets 25%

  Dustin Moskovitz, the CEO of Asana, will retire from the software company he co-founded in 2008.
  
  CNBC - 7m

• DOGE chief Musk says he's running his businesses 'with great difficulty,' as Tesla shares tank

  Musk said he expected to realize $1 trillion in government savings for the Trump administration.
  
  CNBC - 8m