Stocks dip as trading starts for year of great expectations

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding close to their record levels Monday, as trading gets underway for a year where the dominant expectation is that a powerful economic rebound will sweep the world. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% in early trading after flipping between small gains and losses in the first few minutes of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also edged down from the record set last week, while the and Nasdaq composite was down 0.1%. Most European and Asian stock market