Washington — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday morning after President Trump and congressional Republicans at odds with Democrats over the path forward were unable to avert a lapse in federal ...

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History is on the investors' side. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have recovered to pre-recession levels following every recession. Since 2000, the S&P 500 has taken an average of 647 trading days to recover ...