The longest partial government shutdown on record was in its fourth week on Thursday. The Department of Commerce won't report economic figures until Congress reaches a funding compromise. Economists and political scientists say the lapse in data releases poses risks to the economy and to government institutions. Wall Street just had its worst year since the financial crisis. The largest economies in the world are negotiating a trade war. And experts say the likelihood of a recession is...
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