(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Monday in holiday-thinned trading after a stopgap government funding bill averted a U.S. government shutdown and investors braced for a slower pace of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year. After a solid run since the November presidential election, Wall Street's rally hit a bump this month, especially after the...

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were mixed at the start of a holiday-shortened week on Monday, after a stopgap government funding bill averted a partial shutdown and investors braced for a slower pace of rate cuts from the U.S. central bank next year. The United States Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday, minutes after the funding expired, which...

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U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 150 points on Monday. Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.36% to 42,687.90 while the NASDAQ rose 0.15% to 19,602.60. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.02% to 5,931.81. Check This Out: Jim Cramer Likes Walmart, Recommends Buying This ‘Very, Very Good’ Financial Stock...