Wall Street yawns at DC's looming shutdown as the Dow sets another record
Specialist Thomas Schreck works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Richard Drew
U.S. stocks coasted to the finish of their latest winning month on Tuesday, as Wall Street yawned at the potential shutdown of the U.S. federal government that’s looming.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to close out its fifth straight winning month after setting a record last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 81 points, or 0.2%, to set its own all-time high, and the Nasdaq composite ticked 0.3% higher.
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