Stocks edged lower on Wednesday morning, extending Tuesday's selloff amid continued concerns about high interest rates and the approaching U.S. government shutdown. Manufacturing data was stronger than expected. The Commerce Department said that durable goods orders rose 0.2% from the prior month in August, up from a sharp 5.6% drop in July and better than the Reuters consensus call for a 0.5% decline. Core capital goods orders rose 0.9% in August after a de