Stocks Relatively Flat On Monday; M&A News Takes Majority Of Headlines

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks dropped early on, but were able to cut losses and end mostly positive by the end of the day. The Dow gained 0.1%, the S&P 500 index rose a fractional 0.03%, and the Nasdaq lost 0.1% on the day. Most of the headlines today centered on M&A deals. The dollar store …