Morningstar, Inc. - October 1, 2025
What Investors Need to Know About a US Government Shutdown
Plus: What Gen Xers Need to Know About Their Retirement Plans...
 Morning DigestOctober 1, 2025 Dominic Pappalardo Markets have tended to react to shutdowns as “mini crisis” events. 
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