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U.S. stock market futures slumped on Monday as the likelihood of a shutdown of the U.S. government grew, while political worries in Italy and a downbeat China manufacturing survey also weighed on investors
The only data of note for Monday is the Chicago purchasing managers index, due at 9:45 a.m. EDT.
The U.S. government moved closer to a shutdown after the Republican-majority House of Representatives passed a funding billover the weekend that included a one-year delay to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and the repeal of a tax that would pay for it. |
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