Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Brace for Shutdown-Delayed Jobs Report and Retail Sales
Wall Street is heading into December 16 with a familiar late-year mix of caution and urgency: investors want to lock in gains, but they’re also staring down a rare “data dump” after weeks of fog caused by a federal government shutdown. The setup is straightforward but high-stakes for markets. After U.S. stocks ended Monday modestly lower—dragged by renewed weakness in…