NEW YORK—Wall Street remained stuck in its standstill Monday, and stocks again moved only modestly ahead of reports that could offer more direction on where the economy and corporate profits are heading.
The S&P 500 edged up by 3.52 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,137.04 after barely budging last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 66.44, or 0.2 percent, to 33,875.40, while the Nasdaq composite slipped 35.25, or 0.3 percent, to 12,037.20.
Coca-Cola slipped 0.2 percent after it reported stronger-than-expected profit for the first quarter but refrained from raising forecasts for sales and other measures for the full year. It was the only company in the S&P 500 to report Monday morning, but more than 170 others are scheduled to follow it this week….