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US Stocks Mixed as Investors Navigate Russian Turmoil and Fed Policy
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US Stocks Mixed as Investors Navigate Russian Turmoil and Fed Policy

Wall Street was mixed on Monday and crude prices rose as investors digested the aborted Russian mutiny over the weekend and wrestled with lingering concerns over the path of Federal Reserve monetary policy.The S&P 500 was modestly lower, while megacap momentum stocks pulled the tech-heavy Nasdaq to a sharper decline.The blue-chip Dow was held aloft by consumer discretionary and industrials. Economically sensitive transports and smallcaps were outperforming.“We’re having a bit of a correction, with (Fed Chair Jerome) Powell still talking about keeping rates higher for longer," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Silvest in Elmhurst, Illinois. “A lot of those big tech companies have had quite a run, so we’re seeing a rotation into smallcaps and v...