US Stocks Slide as Government Shuts Down and Payrolls Disappoint

With US politicians failing to reach a budget deal, the US Government has started to shut down, negatively impacting sentiment toward US equities. US index futures are down 0.3% to 0.5%, giving back all of yesterday’s 0.2%-0.4% index gains and more. Equity markets in other parts of the world, meanwhile, have kicked off October with […]