For the most part, stocks were little changed on Monday.
STOCKS DO NOTHING: Here's what you need to know
Stocks were little changed on Monday.
The Dow and the S&P 500 saw another day of muted trading, while the Nasdaq ticked up.
Let's jump to the scoreboard:
- Dow:
- S&P 500:
- Nasdaq:
- US 10-year yield:
- WTI crude:
1. Some of the most powerful people in the US are talking about a massive change to healthcare. Once confined to the fringes of debate, the idea of single-payer healthcare is making a comeback.
3. Stocks are back near record highs — and they have the weaker US dollar to thank for that. The dollar has tumbled about 8% since the start of 2017, which has resulted in a boost for US corporate earnings that are already the best in five years.
5. Traders betting against Alphabet are getting clobbered. Short sellers have taken a $1.1 billion bath on their bearish wagers since the start of 2017 as the stock has surged roughly 23%, according to data provided byS3 Partners, a financial analytics firm.
Jana Partners has made an investment inPandora MediaInc., according to a person familiar with the matter, seeing the stock as under-valued with an opportunity to grow its advertising revenue.
stock was down about 3% in after-hours trading.
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