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US stocks rose on Wednesday after the US government entered its first shutdown in seven years, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in output at risk. Meanwhile, key ADP jobs data showed private payrolls declined in September,
The S&P 500 set a fresh intraday record on Wednesday even though a majority of the stocks in the index were down.
Investors kick off the week monitoring Washington, D.C., to gauge the threat of a government shutdown as gold prices soar and the dollar drops.
Stock indexes erased early declines and turned higher Wednesday, shaking off a U.S. government shutdown and a surprising decrease in private-sector jobs.
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Stocks closed higher Monday, rebounding after a losing week, but the dollar and Treasury yields fell on fears of a possible government shutdown.
Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. rallied 4.97% to $485.02 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.41% to 6,688.