Government shutdown has cost US economy $1.5bn a day, S&P says

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/16/government-shutdown-has-cost-us-economy-15bn-a-day-sp-says?CMP=ema_565&et_cid=53031&et_rid=cedricward.2010@yahoo.com&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fbusiness%2f2013%2foct%2f16%2fgovernment-shutdown-has-cost-us-economy-15bn-a-day-sp-says

Ratings agency says impasse has shaved 0.6% off US GDP in the fourth quarter – equivalent to taking $24bn from the economy