Stocks mixed with inflation data in focus: Stock market news today

News Snapshot:

Stocks traded mixed on Monday during the midday session, kicking off a week where the focus will be on inflation, interest rates, and the start of the second quarter earnings season. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) slipped below the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) traded up 0.4%, or more than 130 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.24%. Wall Street is looking ahead to US consumer and producer inflation reports due later this week, expected to show that price pressures are easing. That could nudge the Federal Reserve into easing up on rate rises later this year,...