Monday, August 18, 2025Market participants began a new trading week without any true catalyst to drive stocks in any particular direction today. Slightly weaker than expected homebuilding data combined with slightly better-than-expected earnings results from a handful of companies helped keep trading flat: the Dow was -14 points, -0.03%, while the S&P 500 was -1, -0.02%. The Nasdaq eked out the slightest of gains, +0.03%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 outperformed the field, +0.35%.Homebuilders Confidenc ...