Economic fears grow as U.S. government shutdown drags on

By means of Jason Lange and Richard Cowan (Reuters) – A U.S. government shutdown entered its third day on Thursday with little sign of compromise between Republicans and Democrats and issues grew in regards to the economic penalties of a protracted stalemate. The standoff, induced by using Republicans' resolution to halt President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, seemed to be merging with a extra complicated fight looming later this month over elevating the federal debt restrict. Some feared this could stymie any attempts to end the shutdown earlier than the center of October. …