Stocks are drifting near records in mixed trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Tuesday after drifting earlier between modest gains and losses. At one point, it was

The relatively modest moves followed a 3.9% burst higher for Japan’s Nikkei 225 to a record. Stocks rallied there following a landslide victory for the prime minister’s political party in a parliamentary election.

Stocks drifted on Wall Street Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies, as Hasbro jumped but Coca-Cola slipped. Hopes also built that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year to boost the economy following a discouraging report on the strength of U.

Wall Street’s major market averages moved lower on Tuesday as investors digested the latest round of retail sales data. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) was last down by -0.3%. At the same time,

Stocks are stalling on Wall Street after a report showed U.S. retailers made less money at the end of last year than economists expected. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%

Wall Street’s major market averages moved higher on Tuesday as investors digest the latest round of retail sales data.