Stocks close lower Monday as higher rates rattle investors
U.S. stocks were lower Monday as investors awaited more earnings and an important speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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### Response: U.S. stocks were lower Monday as investors awaited more earnings and an important speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.