By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Wednesday, a day after breaking their seven-day winning streak , while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce .

The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and is near its all-time high set on Monday . The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 20 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.

AST SpaceMobile jumped 17% after Verizon Communications agreed to use its space-based network to offer service to its cellular customers when needed, starting in 2026. Verizon edged down by 0.1%.

The stock market is near records, but trading has been relatively muted recently following the U.S. government’s latest shutdown . That has d

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