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What the government shutdown could mean for your investments

The federal government shut down on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to agree on a short-term funding measure ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. As a result, all “nonessential” government functions will come to a halt, with hundreds of thousands of federal workers finding themselves furloughed or working without pay. Certain essential government services —…

A possible risk to markets from a shutdown getting chatter on trading floors

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Markets have largely shrugged off previous government shutdowns, but this time could prove different if it shows U.S. government ineptitude has fallen to a new low. That could cause rating agencies to reexamine the high, but fragile condition of U.S. credit worthiness. On Monday the Labor Department said it’s preparing a contingency plan for what…