Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher ahead of a busy week for markets

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting at the start of a week with many potential flashpoints for markets including earnings reports and economic data. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 207 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%. The relatively calm trading was a respite following historic swings that have come as hopes rise and fall that President Donald Trump may back down on his tariffs. The S&P 500 has nearly halved a drop that had taken it almost 20% below its record set earlier this...