Investors were encouraged on Wednesday by the prospect that Democrats would have a unified government within weeks and usher in a wave of new spending to shore up the economy. Even as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, stocks ended the day higher.The violence broke out during proceedings to certify Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Electoral College win, quickly escalating into chaotic scenes of rioters inside the building.The S&P 500 fell from its highest point of the day, after sliding from that peak in the moments after the Capitol was placed on lockdown, but it ended with …
