STOCKS TUMBLE AFTER DEAL HOPES FADE AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, QQQ)

It's day 15 of the U.S. government shutdown. And we're two days away from the October 17 debt ceiling. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 15,168.0, -133.2, -0.8% S&P 500: 1,698.0, -12.0, -0.7% NASDAQ: 3,794.0, -21.2, -0.5% And now the top stories: Congress continues to fail America. Today was marked by a flurry of headlines reflecting steps forward and steps backward on a budget deal. From BI's Brett Logiurato: "Earlier in the day, House conservatives signaled their disapproval of a possible Senate ...