NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished little changed on Monday , essentially pausing after two good weeks for equities and ahead of key economic data.
The broad-based S&P 500 was down 0.28 points at 2,978.43, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 15.64 points to 8,087.44.This week's calendar includes reports on consumer prices and retail sales for August. The European Central Bank is also expected to announce new stimulus measures. US stocks were under pressure much of August amid escalations in the US-China trade war and gloomier sentiment on the global economy. But markets have pivoted somewhat as the calendar turned to September.