Stocks fell Monday during the start of a short week for the Thanksgiving holiday as traders looked ahead to speeches from the Federal Reserve and earnings reports.
The Dow Jones Industrials dipped 4.89 points to 33,740.80, boosted a bit by shares of Disney, which popped 8.7% after announcing that Bob Iger will replace Bob Chapek as CEO.
The S&P 500 dipped 12.38 points to 3,952.66
The NASDAQ lurched lower 70.22 points to 11,075.84.
This week, a short one due to the Thanksgiving holiday, investors will be busy with another group of retail earnings. Best Buy, Nordstrom, Dick's Sporting Goods and Dollar Tree are among the companies on deck.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury inched up, lowering yields to 3.80% from Friday's 3.81%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices flopped $4.15 to $75.93 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices sank $13.30 to $1,741.10 U.S. an ounce.
Stocks Wonky to Begin Thanksgiving Week