[inselkampf]

  The source stressed that Twitter’s filing could 
  still be delayed by a variety of factors, from 
  changes to the prospectus to market conditions 
  to a potential shutdown of the US government.

I guess it makes sense, but incredible to believe that a gov shut-down would affect Twitters IPO.

[anigbrowl]

If it went on long enough and there were outstanding questions that could only be answered by the SEC, it's not incredible at all. Or do you mean that it's incredible that our political system is so broken that we must worry about such possibilities?