Stock Market Today: Dow Wavers After Shutdown, Surprise Jobs Data (Live)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average wobbled in afternoon trade Wednesday as investors digested the U.S. government shutdown and assessed whether a private employment report will drive up odds of an interest-rate cut in October. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) reversed higher after falling earlier on the stock market today. Gold stocks showed their luster. The Dow edged higher, up 0.1%, after scoring…