U.S. Stocks Break Losing Streak

U.S. stocks held onto earlier gains through the closing bell and snapped a string of recent losses as positive job market data helped offset worries about a budget standoff in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4% to 15,3218.2. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.35% to 1,698.7, breaking its longest losing streak [...]