William Watts

Stocks were mostly higher in early trading, with tech leading the way. + The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, with the tech sector gaining 1%. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind, off 55 points, or 0.1%.

While hardly a panic, major stock indexes traded slightly lower while investors appeared to gravitate toward traditional haven assets as they awaited a likely shutdown of the government when the calendar flips to Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 117 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500

Treasury yields slid, led lower by short-dated notes most sensitive to Federal Reserve policy, after payrolls processor ADP said the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 32,000 jobs in September. Fed-funds-futures traders priced in a 99% probability of a quarter-point rate cut this month (and a 1% probab

Stocks are under pressure on Wednesday after the U.S. government entered shutdown overnight and ADP report showed weakness in private-sector hiring.

The Nasdaq Composite is gunning for a record close, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are hovering nearly unchanged after finishing at records of their own on Wednesday — with investors largely shrugging off a U.S. government shutdown that's moved into its second day with no immedia

Major U.S. stock indexes are trading at or near records as a government shutdown enters a second day.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday as the S&P 500 struggles to push higher following a four-day winning streak.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Friday here.

Investors are turning to so-called alternative data and other resources to get a grip on the U.S. labor market and economy during the government shutdown.

The U.S. stock market was trading mixed Friday afternoon, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq turning modestly lower. The Dow remained on track for a fresh record high amid a U.S. government shutdown.