Dow struggles for direction as investors look for fresh catalysts

Investors will get a fresh batch of economic data this week, including the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the PCE price index. AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. stocks were struggling to build on gains Monday morning as investors braced for a busy week of data and looked for more catalysts to take the market higher following a boost from Nvidia last week. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIAwas up 2 points, or less than 0.1%, at 39,134. The S&P 500 SPXfell 5 points, or