Wall Street yawns at DC's shutdown, but yields sink on discouraging data about the economy

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street still doesn't seem to care much about the latest shutdown of the U.S. government , as stocks drift around their records on Wednesday, but yields are sinking in the bond market following the latest discouraging signals on the economy.

The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was adding 18 points, or less than 0.1%, to its all-time high set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite was basically flat, as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern time.