U.S. stocks look headed for a flat close on Monday with investors largely making cautious moves as they await earnings updates from banks and economic data, for more clarity about the state of the nation's economy.The major averages are all down in negative territory, though with marginal losses. The Dow is at 33,876.35, down 10.12 points or about 0.03 percent. The S&P 500 is down 5.19 points or 0...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.