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Dow, S&P Ease off Record Highs

FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereThe Dow and S&P 500 fell mildly from record highs on Monday as traders mulled a slew of news on big-name U.S. companies. Today's MarketsAs of 9:32 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21 points, or 0.14%, to 15334, the S&P 500 dipped 2.1 points, or 0.12%, to 1665 and the Nasdaq Composite slumped 7 points, or 0.2%, to 3492.The Dow and S&P 500 capped last week at records highs. The broad S&P is up just a shade less than 17% for the year, while the Dow is 17.2% to the upside. The economic calendar is light on the week, but Wall Street will have several monetary-policy based events to focus on. Among them, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke provides his economic outlook to Congress on Wednesday. The central bank also releases minutes from its last policy-setting meeting that day. The spotlight has been on when the Fed plans on pulling back on its massive quantitative easing program, in which it is buying bonds at a rate of $85 billion a month...

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