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The National WIC Association, however, said in a statement that the measure "is not a permanent solution" and that a prolonged shutdown could put millions of recipients at risk.

Investors are growing more worried about how a prolonged closure would affect economic growth.

He also said that the company’s product costs more than its animal protein equivalent, “a feature that is particularly detrimental in a prolonged environment of tepid consumer spending.”

Raymond James’s Rose cautioned, however, that a prolonged government shutdown could delay some public offerings, creating a short-term headwind for capital-markets revenues.

"This is unlikely to mark the start of a sustained rise in borrowing costs, but rather a prolonged plateau while the outlook becomes clearer."