The Treasury Department will sell an unusually short-dated bill tomorrow, as it seeks to maneuver around the strictures of the debt ceiling.

When employees can't pay for emergency expenses, they stress about money during working hours—which has ripple effects that impact not only their retirement savings, but also their ability to be productive.

The U.S. Treasury Department pinned down June 5 as the specific date on which the U.S. may default on its debt if Congress doesn't act—four days later than the previous estimate.

Fitch Ratings warns the nation's AAA rating is under threat from the political standoff over the debt limit; DBRS Morningstar places the U.S. AAA rating under review "with negative implications"; and the cost of insuring U.S. sovereign debt with derivatives has risen.