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An aircraft carrier at sea
Macro Economics

Defense stocks go on offensive

President Trump moved the entire defense industry over the last 48 hours.

Lucy Brewster
The Capitol building in DC.
Macro Economics

Let's get political

A shutdown, a trade deal, and all the risks ahead.

Mark Reeth
The White House on a map of the US that's stylized like a computer chip.
Macro Economics

The White House chips in

The Trump administration has dived into the market this year.

Sissy Yan
WASHINGTON, DC : The U.S. Capitol Building
Macro Economics

The billion-dollar shutdown

About $15 billion a week and counting.

Sissy Yan
Exchanging US dollars for Argentinian pesos
Macro Economics

Argentina's big bailout

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent propped up the peso with purchases on the international market.

Lucy Brewster
A trader on Wall Street looking worried
Macro Economics

What investors need to know about the government shutdown

In the past, Wall Street has shrugged off shutdowns.

Lucy Brewster
Capitol Hill
Macro Economics

What a shutdown means for markets

Past government shutdowns have not slowed the stock market's roll.

Lucy Brewster

Making sense of market moves

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