Stock Futures Tumble as Government Shutdown StartsStock Market News From Oct. 1, 2025: S&P 500 Notches RecordLast Updated:16 hours agoStocks looked set to start October in the red, with investors on edge after the Senate failed to avert a government shutdown.Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 328 points, or 0.7%, after the index ended the third quarter by notching a record close on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures fell 0.8%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 1% early Wednesday.The yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed 1 basis point to 4.16%. Gold futures jumped 0.5% to $3,894 an ounce, and the U.S. dollar slipped 0.3% against a weighted basket of its peers.