US stocks climbed on Monday as investors eyed a looming US government shutdown that risks delaying the release of the all-important monthly jobs report later in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) moved up about 0.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also popped 0.5%, with the major gauges poised to build on Friday's rebound. Markets are assessing the odds of a US government shutdown on Wednesday this week, as a standoff between Republicans and Democrats goes ...