Government Shutdown Ending? As we move into the final two months of 2025, you could excuse the equity markets if they got a little spooked during Halloween.  The lifeblood for any market analyst is data, and it has been hard to come by lately.  The government shutdown, in its 35 th day as we go to press, is fast approaching the longest on record.    But the markets for the most part have stood tall.  The S&P 500 is near its all-time high despite the data blackout.  We’ll do