The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.31$DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.21%.  December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) are up +0.22%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ25) are down -0.18%. US stock indexes are mostly higher today, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-week high and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new all-time high. Stocks are climbing in anticipation that the US government shutdown could end as soon as tod ...