The government shutdown has ended. A look at how stocks perform after it reopens

The longest government shutdown in the history of the U.S. has now ended. That could send the stock market higher. Late Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a bill to keep the government funded through the end of January. The measure was approved in the House by a 222-209 vote. The funding lapse led to delayed or suspended economic data, wreaked havoc at airports as flights were canceled due to air traffic controller shortages and fouled up the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Stocks, for their part, wobbled during the shutdown. The S & P 500 fell more than 2% in October and has gotten off to an uneven start for November. But going forward, stocks could see strong gains. "In the weeks ahead, markets will navigate a heavy release schedule as a backlog of key economic indicator