For those investors keeping score at home, Republicans have won “Round 1” of the budget battle in Washington. But in the long run, all Americans may benefit if a government shutdown is averted.
Congress has just agreed to a Republican-crafted bill that contains $4 billion in budget cuts. The bill, if signed by President Obama, as is expected, will keep the U.S. government open until March 18, two…
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