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Wall Street is holding near its records. The S&P 500 was basically flat Monday, coming off its first loss after setting an all-time high in three consecutive days. The Dow

All eyes on Powell's Jackson Hole speech this week. Discover key insights on interest rates, retail earnings, and market trends.

Fed minutes are due, and top retailers will report earnings in the coming week. But the main attraction will be Jerome Powell's speech on Friday.

Wall Street also got a boost from easing yields in the bond market. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 383 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.4%.

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.

The stock-market rally is forcing Wall Street’s top strategists to adjust their outlooks — again. But for everyday investors, the rush of optimism might be more danger than guide.