Expect Aftershocks From the Government Shutdown

by Eileen Ambrose, Senior Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Mar 07, 2019 2 minutes

The longest government shutdown in history is now history--but its impact on the economy may linger well into the year.

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, the 35-day partial shutdown that ended January 25 will ding the U.S. economy by about $3 billion. But Tony Roth, chief investment officer at Wilmington Trust,