CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stock indexes charge ahead with three record closes

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Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday.

With the Senate not meeting yesterday because of Yom Kippur, the U.S. government stayed shut for a second day. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that economic growth could take “a hit” because of the shutdown. Investors seem to have dismissed those concerns.

The jobs market already seems quite battered, at least in terms of new hirings.