Bets on a U.S. government shutdown spike after latest civilian death in Minnesota



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Expectations for a U.S. government shutdown spiked over the weekend, with betters now placing a 78% chance of that happening by Jan. 31, according to activity on the prediction site Polymarket.

Headed into the weekend, chances of another shutdown hovered at around 9%, and those odds had been on the decline since mid-January. By Sunday, however,

bets on that happening surged to over 70%.


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