Wall Street flat as stocks pause after recent rally

Comments from policymakers in recent days and upbeat U.S. economic data have raised expectations that the Federal Reserve could pull the trigger on a rate increase much sooner than previously thought. "The market will be looking for some direction from Yellen. At 9:41 a.m. ET (1341 GMT) the Dow Jones industrial average was up 21.23 points, or 0.12 percent, at 17,872.74, the S&P 500 was up 2.12 points, or 0.1 percent, at 2,092.66 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 3.62 points, or 0.07 percent, a