A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.
STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are mixed after Thursday saw another 1,000+ point drop in the Dow Jones industrials average.
-The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is down to 2.82 percent.
BUDGET BATTLES
-The Senate and then the House voted to end the brief government shutdown early this morning and pass a two-year budget deal that increases spending by more than $300 billion.