Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as a potential U.S. government shutdown loomed. Wall Street was also headed for an unusually strong September.
The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 159 points, or 0.3%.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told CNBC Tuesday that he’s “skeptical” that a shutdown can be averted by the midnight deadline, saying that the outcome is in the hands of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Jeffries, meanwhile, said on CNBC about Republicans that “if the government shuts down, it’s their decision to do it.”
Although shutdowns aren’t usually market-moving events, this time could be different, as investors are already wary…
