Wall Street mixed, shutdown (almost) nixed

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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. tech shares stumbled again but the Dow climbed to a new high on Wednesday as investors geared up for an end to the U.S. government shutdown, while oil prices slumped on reports that crude supply will be higher than previously thought. More on that below. In my column today I look at why the end of the U.S. government shutdown won’t lift the economic fog for some time. Indeed, some key indicators like the unemployment and CPI inflation rates for October may never be released. If you have more time to read, here are a few…