Home Business S&P flat as government shutdown threat, Fed decision loom Business S&P flat as government shutdown threat, Fed decision loom By Genpie - December 18, 2018 203 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp The benchmark S&P 500 stock index ended little changed in a choppy trading session on Tuesday as the possibility of a partial U.S. government shutdown raised investor jitters ahead of a highly anticipated meeting of the Federal Reserve.