Odds of a government shutdown rise to 70% in prediction markets

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Prediction markets are pricing in about a 70% chance that the federal government will shut down on Wednesday.
Users on Kalshi and Polymarket increased their bets after the Labor Department said it won’t release Friday’s key jobs report, watched closely on Wall Street, in the event of a shutdown.

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