Macro question on big stocks: so what happens with big companies who are temporarily non-profitable (Airlines, Cruise lines, Casino conglomerates, Banks?! etc.).
Do they just get 0% money (to pay suppliers/some employees/capital costs) from the Fed promising to pay it back over time?
Obv. this works fine if the shutdown is like 2 weeks - 1 mo. But at 2-3 months, they will be losing TOO MUCH money compared to what they can earn if people come back in lets say 3 months...especially those overlevererage companies. By 6 mos. many will need to be swallowed up by other companies with low leverage/lots of free cash, or given "free money" instead of just 0% interest.
I'm thinking Berkshire cannot lose, just because his companies are so full of cash or low leveraged.