NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer trading. Past shutdowns have had minimal effect on the stock market or on the economy, and the bet on Wall Street is that something similar will happen again. Among the potential concerns:Stocks are expensiveThis is the easiest criticism to make about the stock market following its nearly relentless rally since April. Stock prices tend to follow the path of corporate profits over the long term, but stock prices have surged much faster than profits lately.