U.S. stock indexes took a round trip Monday, erasing their early-morning losses to end the day close to where they started. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index eked out a small gain, enough

to prolong its winning streak to eight days, its longest in a year and a half. But the Dow Jones industrial average lost ground as Boeing slid. Most stock movements were only modest, and the

market was nearly evenly split between winners and losers. Investors are looking ahead to a busy week for markets, with updates scheduled for corporate earnings, the U.S. economy and global

trade. The S&P 500 edged up 3.03 points, or 0.1%, to 2,895.77. It climbed to within 1.2% of its record, which was set in September, and had been down as much as 0.4% in morning trading.

after it was involved in two fatal crashes that occurred within months of each other. Boeing’s struggles have dragged on other stocks, including its customers and its suppliers. Spirit

AeroSystems Holdings, an aerospace supplier, fell 5.1%. Southwest Airlines lost 2.5%. On the winning side were energy stocks, which benefited from yet another climb for the price of oil.

Since hitting a bottom below $43 a barrel in December, benchmark U.S. crude has gained more than $20. It rose $1.32 on Monday to $64.40 a barrel. Brent crude rose 76 cents to $71.10 a

barrel. The gains helped energy stocks in the S&P 500 rise 0.5%, the biggest gain among the 11 sectors that make up the index. The market’s trend has been decidedly upward in recent

weeks as stocks have climbed, mostly in small increments. That follows a torrid start to the year: The S&P 500 surged, notching its best quarter in nearly a decade, after the Federal

Reserve eased fears about a recession by saying it may not raise interest rates at all in 2019. Investors will get more clues this week about the Fed’s intentions. On Wednesday the central

bank will release the minutes from its last policy meeting. A report on consumer prices due out the same day will show whether inflation remains modest, which would give the Fed more leeway

to keep interest rates low. Earnings reporting season will begin in earnest at the end of this week, with JPMorgan Chase and other big banks set to tell investors how much they earned during

the first three months of the year. Expectations are low for the market broadly, and analysts are forecasting that S&P 500 companies will have their first drop in profits in years. That

puts more focus on what chief executives say about their prospects for the rest of the year. Analysts expect profit growth to resume after the weak first quarter, and if CEOs undercut those

beliefs, it would weigh on stock prices. “We’re watching the earnings and the drivers of earnings,” said Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer of Leuthold Group. He’s paying particular

attention to how much of each $1 in revenue companies can hold on to as profit, as wages and interest expenses on their debts rise. Investors are also watching across the Atlantic, as

Britain’s prime minister prepares to meet continental European leaders ahead of a Friday Brexit deadline, when Britain is scheduled to depart the European Union. Economists worry about the

drag on trade and the economy if the departure happens without a withdrawal agreement. All this comes against a backdrop of heightened worries about global economic growth and a global trade

war. Growth has slowed, and investors are debating how much last week’s stronger-than-expected report on U.S. jobs changes the picture. China’s official news agency said Sunday that trade

talks with the United States in Washington last week “achieved new progress,” but it did not elaborate on where or when further discussions will happen. Beijing and Washington are working to

end a standoff over Beijing’s industrial and technology policies that has shaken financial markets and darkened the world economic outlook. The dollar slipped to 111.53 yen from 111.71 yen.

The euro rose to $1.1261 from $1.1218, and the British pound climbed to $1.3066 from $1.3029. Gold rose $6.30 to $1,301.90 an ounce. Silver rose 13 cents to $15.22 an ounce. Copper rose 4

cents to $2.93 a pound. Natural gas rose 4 cents to $2.71 per 1,000 cubic feet, heating oil rose 1 cent to $2.06 a gallon, and wholesale gasoline rose 2 cents to $1.99 a gallon. The yield on

the 10-year Treasury note ticked up to 2.52% from 2.50%. MORE TO READ