US stocks hit records after the briefest of stumbles as gold’s price keeps rising

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after snapping a seven-day winning streak and set its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down by 1 point, or less than 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 1.1% to its own record. Trading has been relatively muted recently following the U.S. government’s latest shutdown. The closure has delayed the release of several major eco ...