US stocks up. Focus on government shut down news, not sentiment data

US stocks up. Focus on government shut down news, not sentiment data

Government shutdown averted: Senate advances funding bill Democrats helped the Senate advance the GOP spending bill with a vote of 62-38. U.S. stocks ended the day higher, with the blue-chip Dow clawing back 675 points, on optimism the government will stay open. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he wouldn’t block a Republican government funding bill,…

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Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street slumps on Trump tariff worries

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street slumps on Trump tariff worries

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Monday, as investors found bargains despite worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 finished little changed, rising less than 0.1% to 38,801.17. The Japanese government reported a record current account surplus last year of 29 trillion yen ($191 billion), underlining strong returns on…

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