Stocks drop, gold surges as Wall Street on edge at start of US government shutdown admin 2 hours ago News Tv Comments Off on Stocks drop, gold surges as Wall Street on edge at start of US government shutdown 1 Views The S&P shed 0.2% while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.3%, falling more than 70 points just after the opening bell on Wednesday. Share Facebook Twitter Stumbleupon LinkedIn Pinterest