Stock market today: US stocks open lower after Dow tops 50,000 milestone as jobs, inflation reports loom

US stocks opened Monday's trading session lower after a turbulent week that ended with the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, as investors face another busy schedule of earnings and economic data. Shortly after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.2%, logging the narrowest losses among the major averages. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped closer to 0.3%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were down 0.5% at the market open. Wal ...