Wall Street Firms Dust Off Plans as Debt Limit Talks Go to the Wire

Wall Street Firms Dust Off Plans as Debt Limit Talks Go to the Wire
Newly redesigned $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on May 20, 2013. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—Wall Street firms are sounding alarm bells and dusting off contingency plans as fears grow that Congress may fail to reach a deal to raise the country’s debt limit in time, executives said.

Federal government funding is due to expire on Thursday and borrowing authority is set to run out on Oct. 18.