KQED Nightly Business Report January 19, 2018
Midnight. And lawmakers appear to be far from a deal. If an agreement isnt reached and a spending bill isnt passed, the government should shut down. The president today said that is a real possibility. F the country shuts down, which could very we be, the budget should be handled a lot differently than it has been handled over the last long period of time, many years. That kept a lid on stock prices. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 97 points to 26,017. The nasdaq was to have two and the s p 500 fell 4. 5. What could happen to the market if a hutdown is not averted . Reporte stocks hav...