Worried nervous traderReuters/Brendan McDermidA trader reacts as he watches screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York

Stocks were mostly lower Monday as trade escalations between the US and China and turmoil in the Justice Department rattled markets, days after the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 had hit record highs. The dollar was mostly unchanged against a basket of peers, and Treasury yields jumped.

Here's the scoreboard:

26,561.64 −181.86 (0.68%)

2,919.89 −9.78 (0.33%)

7,993.25 +6.29 (0.079%)

And a look at the upcoming economic calendar:

  • The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate.
  • The US reports on final GDP, trade, and manufacturing activity.
  • The EU and the US hold high-level trade talks in New York.
  • The Conference Board releases its latest consumer confidence reading.
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