There are lots of permits and clearances that companies are required to get from the feds to do various things, so a lot of stuff slows down during a shutdown.

Why could it affect the markets? Do companies' profits/losses depend on the government?

0xbitcoiner

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Politics_And_Law

It's Shutdown Day on Capitol Hill - What's Going On Part One

Cje95

These are both fantastic resources! Something that has been rumored is this one could possibly affect the stock markets while previous ones have not. 