Futures tied to Canada's main stock index were subdued on Wednesday, mirroring losses in Wall Street peers as a partial U.S. government shutdown threatened to delay key jobs data and potentially cloud ...

The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy.

The US government has been partially shut down after the Senate failed to agree on a spending bill. It means hundreds of thousands of federal workers face not being paid. Show more A partial ...

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to go out. Seniors who rely on Medicare coverage can still go see their ...

The U.S. Senate adjourned Tuesday without reaching a deal on extending federal funding, meaning a federal government shutdown is expected to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Senate Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over government funding as a partial shutdown looms, with disagreements over Obamacare subsidies.

Washington state could feel the impacts across multiple sectors, including the disruption to health care, furloughs to federal workers and food assistance delays.

The federal government is expected to shut down on Wednesday unless lawmakers find a compromise, marking nearly seven years since the last time the government went dark.

Gold prices rose further to hit a fresh high on Tuesday and were poised for their best month in 14 years, as fears of a potential U.S. government shutdown and growing expectations of further U.S.