Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq wobble as data-packed last full week of trading kicks off

US stocks wavered on Monday as investors put a bruising week behind them, waiting for an upcoming flurry of economic data to help set expectations for interest-rate cuts in 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell below the flat line to erase gains earlier in the trading session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) shed 0.3% after closing sharply lower Friday. Recently, jitters about over-cooked AI expectations have prompted investors to jump out of tech and into va ...