Stock Market Today: Mega-Cap Strength Keeps Stocks Above Water
The main benchmarks eked out increases Monday as several mega-cap stocks gained ground. Stocks struggled for direction Monday. Market participants are cautious looking ahead to a busy batch of economic data. Most notable in this week's lineup is Friday's release of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, especially after the central bank last week forecast higher-for-longer interest rates. The next inflation reading comes Friday morning with the August personal consumption and expendi