Analysts, executives, and journalists are left with a patchwork of numbers put together by private firms and academics in the absence of federal data during the partial government shutdown.

Investors seemed pleased that politicians in Washington were discussing a plan, and that lawmakers from both parties met with President Obama.

The shutdown is causing many federal agencies — and their websites — to close down.

But failure by Congress to raise the debt ceiling would get a much stronger reaction than we're seeing this morning.

There's no shutting down Washington's endless chase for cash.

Congress did not strike a deal last night on a spending bill, which means a government shutdown is now in effect.

Democrats and Republicans appear unable to reach common ground on a budget before the government shuts down.

We might not be getting a jobs report this Friday.

Lawmakers are running out of options to avoid a possible government shutdown, but a once obscure tax could now play an important role in negotiations.

The prospect of a government shutdown in the U.S. is having repercussions abroad.