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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Vishaal Sanjay

Dow Futures Sink Over 150 Points As Government Heads Toward Midnight Shutdown; Dollar Flat, Asian Markets Open Lower

Trading Activity Remains Unusually Quiet

U.S. stock futures are down on Tuesday night, following Congress’s failure to pass the funding bill, which will lead to the federal government shutting down after midnight.

On Tuesday evening, hours before the government shutdown, Russell Vought, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, instructed the leaders of various federal agencies to begin preparations for an “orderly shutdown,” while noting that the duration is “difficult to predict.”

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