U.S. stocks are rising and clawing back some of their losses from late last week. The S&P 500 added 0.4% in early trading Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 29 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.6%. All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago. Electronic Arts climbed after the video-game maker confirmed rumors it would be taken private in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms. A key economic report will arrive Friday when the government releases its monthly jobs survey.
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Wall Street pushed higher early Monday despite growing anxiety over a possible U.S. government shutdown later this week.
Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%. Nasdaq futures climbed 0.6%.
Prospects for a last-minute compromise between Republicans and Democrats appear rather bleak, with government funding set to run out Wednesday. Such political impasses have had limited impact on the market before, though a shutdown could delay the release of government data that traders, economists and the Federal Reserve rely on for clues about how the U.S. economy is faring.
