Gold futures fell modestly, as investors mostly held their fire ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual symposium this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

A speech from the Fed chair at Jackson Hole has become a rite of summer for investors. Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, broke down how the S&P 500 has performed in the five days on eit

U.S. stocks dipped on Tuesday as investors gear up for what Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will say about the path of interest rates at a key conference later in the week.

Investors continue to price in a 0.25% cut from the Federal Reserve next month, although they have lowered their expectations about that.

Wall Street’s major averages finished to the downside on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to the kickoff of retail earnings season while also monitoring developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The blue-chip Dow (DJI) closed near even on the session,