Why Wall Street Is Ignoring the Arrival of the Sequester

What Sequester?

The sequester is here, but Wall Street couldn’t care less. Dan Gross on why the Dow shrugged at the news.

Published Mar. 1 2013 2:06PM EST

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Washington has a serious case of the blahs. The sequester has arrived, without so much as a pro forma effort to avoid it. The sense of angst was palpable among the White House press corps.

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Why Wall Street Is Ignoring the Arrival of the Sequester

The sequester is here, but Wall Street couldn’t care less. Dan Gross on why the Dow shrugged at the news.

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