Stocks Stutter as Congress Contends with Conflict
Investors shied away from the stock market again today as the gridlock in Congress over the potential government shutdown and the debt ceiling continued. CNNMoney reports the Dow dropped -70.06 points, -0.46 percent, to close at 15,258.24. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq slid -0.15 percent, -5.84 points to end today’s trading at …