The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

Wall Street's main indexes closed roughly flat on Monday, after struggling for direction while investors awaited a raft of corporate earnings reports from major retailers for more signs about the state of the economy and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

Wall Street’s major averages trade mixed on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to the kickoff of retail earnings season while also monitoring developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.