Dow Jones edges lower as markets consolidate after run to records

U.S. stocks struggled for direction Tuesday, as traders eyed fresh data on slipping consumer attitudes but braced for a closely watched inflation gauge due later in the week. How stocks are trading The S&P 500 SPXdropped less than a point, or less than 0.1%, to 5,069 The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIAdropped 142 points, or 0.3%, to 38,927 The Nasdaq Composite COMPgained 34 points, or 0.2%, to 16,010On Monday, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite logged small declines. The minor pullb