US indexes waver as traders use caution ahead of election

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mostly unchanged on Monday, despite some positive economic data and a raft of big new merger announcements over the weekend.

Hesitant traders continue to watch the day-to-day developments of the U.S. presidential election, which is slightly more than a week away.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 18.77 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,142.42. The Standard & Poor’s 500...