A Democratic bill to end the US government shutdown failed to win enough votes.

The shutdown started on October 1. It is now day 8 with no real end in sight.

In the meantime, the US stock market is not concerned. Both the S&P and the NASDAQ indices are on pace for record closes today. The NASDAQ is currently up 0.81%. The S&P is up 0.52%.

The Dow industrial average is just a couple points away from its all-time high closing level.