The risk of a US government shutdown has eased but investors stayed on watch for the next move in an escalating trade war.

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Every so often, Wall Street reminds investors that stocks don't move up in a straight line. In span of roughly three weeks, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ...