Major stock indexes edged higher Monday to kick off what will be an extraordinarily busy week of news for financial markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stumbled on Thursday, consolidating just below the 45,000 handle as earnings blunders drag down key overweighted stocks listed on the Dow Jones. Equities remain tilted firmly into the high side with all major indexes testing fresh record highs,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased a small loss to trade near unchanged Monday morning, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ticked higher to build on their record finishes from Friday. The Dow was up around 23 points,

Circle Internet, Coinbase, CoreWeave, Nvidia and Tesla were key movers Monday ahead of the Fed's policy meeting.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower in Monday's mixed trade amid the U.S.-European Union trade deal and President Donald Trump's vision for global tariffs. Meanwhile, NikeNKE, NvidiaNVDA,