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US stocks opened flat on Monday after three straight days of gains, as the corporate earnings season was poised to kick into high gear with a slew of reports this week.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.73 points, or 0.02 percent, to 18,053.92, the S&P 500 gained 0.15 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,102.21 and the Nasdaq Composite added 5.76 points, or 0.12 percent, to 5,001.74.