Joe Rennison covers financial markets and trading, a beat that ranges from chronicling the vagaries of the stock market to explaining the often-inscrutable trading decisions of Wall Street insiders.

If the country avoids breaching the debt limit in the next few months, you may not have Wall Street volatility to thank. Instead look to Main Street. Those businesses have enormous influence on ...

The mere risk of a debt ceiling crisis can unsettle markets. The only way out is for Congress to come to an agreement with Trump, at a time when neither side seems interested in compromise.