© AP Photo/Andrew Harnik FILE - Air Traffic and pilot unions protest the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The U.S. economy lost at least $6 billion during the record-long partial government shutdown, S&P Global Ratings said Friday. The economic hit stems from a loss of productivity and economic activity lost to outside business during the shutdown, which ended on its 35th day on Friday, Reuters reported. Nearly 800,000 federal employees were furloughed or working without pay during the shutdown. The shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, started on Dec. 22 over President Trump's demand for $5.7 billion in funding for his long-desired wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump signed a three-week funding bill on Friday night, formally ending the shutdown without securing money for a border wall. Trump warned that if he cannot get a "fair deal" when the stopgap bill runs out, the government may ...