Dow jumps 350 points with end to government shutdown in sight

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 300 points, or nearly 0.7%, Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the end of the record-breaking government shutdown.The blue-chip index finished at a record high of 48,254.82, its second straight record close. The S&P 500 was roughly flat, while the Nasdaq dipped about 0.3% as fears of an AI bubble lingered.Still, news that lawmakers were working to reopen the government was welcome to investors.Investors were upbeat as an end to the shutdown – now in its ...