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8B Daily News – Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Markets rise even as US government shutdown starts NEW YORK (AP) — Investors stayed calm on the first day of a partial shutdown of the U.S. government Tuesday and sent the stock market modestly higher. A long-running dispute in Washington over President Barack Obama's health care law caused a deadlock over the U.S. budget, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending all but essential services. With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-controlled Senate locked in a stalemate, it was unclear how long a temporary bill needed to finance government activities would be stalled. Despite the political rancor, investors didn't push the panic button. That suggests that, at least for now, they aren't anticipating that the stalemate will cause enough disruption in the economy to threaten a gradual U.S. recovery and a four-year bull run in the stock market. 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The index has fallen seven out of eight days leading up to the partial government shutdown. ''We're not jumping in with both feet but we're selectively putting money to work,'' said Joseph Quinlan, chief market strategist for U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management. ''On the other side of the government shutdown, you've got continued support from the Fed and a global economy that's rebounding.'' Many investors still predict that the budget RUNNINGS ROOFING Sheet Metal Roofing Residential Commercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane "No Job Too Steep" " No Job Too Flat" Serving Tehama County No Money 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 CA. LIC#829089 Down! 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