Stock market today: Live updates

Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Tuesday as Wall Street looked for more developments out of Washington on the current U.S. government shutdown that is now in its second week.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around the flatline. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also flat.

Hopes that the government would reopen on Monday were dashed after the Senate for a fifth time failed to pass a House bill that would have funded the government through Nov. 21. The chamber voted mostly along party lines. At least eight Democrats need to join Republicans to meet the 60-vote necessary for advancing the measure.

President Donald Trump once again blamed Democrats for the shutdown, saying in a Truth Social post Monday evening that he’s “happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open.” The president had earlier appeared to make comments in the Oval Office that he has “a negotiation going on right now with Democrats that could lead to very good things,” but that was later denied by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who said in a post on X Monday that “THIS ISN’T TRUE.”

“If Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done on health care for American families, Democrats will be there—ready to make it happen,” Schumer wrote in the post.

The shutdown, which stretched into its seventh day Tuesday, has delayed the release of key economic data, such as the September jobs report that was expected Friday, and therefore lessened the amount of information available for the Federal Reserve ahead of its next interest rate decision. A longer shutdown coupled with this data blackout comes at a time when risks to the labor market and inflation remain top-of-mind.

This could put more investor attention on the Fed minutes due Wednesday afternoon as well as commentary expected this week from several Fed officials, including Vice Chair Michelle Bowman, Governor Stephen Miran and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari.

Stocks rose to new heights on Monday, fueled by enthusiasm about a potential acceleration in mergers and acquisitions activity and an upcoming Fed rate cut. The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record for the 32nd time this year, up for 7 straight days, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite notched its 31st all-time high of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day lower, however. The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks, meanwhile, finished the previous session at a record high after crossing 2,500 for the first time.