Stock Market Today: Dow Rises As Jobs Report Nixed; Astera, Nvidia, Tesla Rally (Live Coverage)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes rose Friday, rounding out the week without the Labor Department’s September jobs report because of the government shutdown. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) were early winners on the stock market today. After the opening bell, the Dow was up 0.3%, and the S&P 500 gained 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite…