Investors paused to assess the optimism around AI and interest-rate cuts that has buoyed markets amid the government shutdown.

Trump’s tariffs and the government shutdown continue to affect the economy. Follow live updates on the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and other markets, including bitcoin and gold.

Workers at the Internal Revenue Service, who were previously exempted from furloughs because their work is considered necessary, have started to receive furlough notices. According to a revised shutdo

Stock futures were little changed Thursday after the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq set record highs yesterday, while safe-haven gold's ascent paused.

The arraignment comes amid new reporting suggesting the Justice Department may not have a strong case against Trump’s longtime political foe.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD 29.09%) catapulted higher today after the chipmaker signed a blockbuster deal with OpenAI, coming on the heels of a similar partnership between OpenAI and AMD rival Nvidia. As of 9:59 a.m. ET, AMD stock was up 26.6% on the news after opening up 35%.