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S&P 500 notches 6-day win streak, Dow, Nasdaq rise as Wall Street shakes off Moody’s downgrade

US stocks managed to eke out gains on Monday as bond yields eased off bigger gains and Wall Street largely shrugged off Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating. Meanwhile, investors digested developments in President Trump's tariff salvos. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up 0.3%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) managed to close above the flatline to extend its 5-day win streak. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also rose slightly. Moody’s cut the US government’s long-term credit rating from AAA to AA1 late Friday, citing escalating deficits and the...