Well, that's standard regulation taking stock ringing the closing belt, the New York Stock Exchange, comedian Jeff Ross doing the honors at the NASDAQ.

A quiet day on Wall Street as investors await Fed Chair Powell's Jackson, Holes Beach, and an onslaught of retail earnings later this week.

The Russell was the main index to close in the green up fractionally.

It looks like the NASDAQ also just above the flat line here, but the S&P and the Dow both finishing lower.

Treasury yields edging slightly higher. Industrials and consumer discretionary were the sector winners today.

Communication services and real estate lagged on the commodities front. Oil. Brent moving

to the upside today. Gold on the flip side, closing at the lowest level since August 1st and posting its third straight day of losses.

Bitcoin and ether moving lower. Both coins roiled, or rolled, I should say, over that after that higher than expected inflation data last Thursday.

Some investors pointing to some profit taking here triggered by a wave of liquidation across the

broader crypto market.

That's the scorecard on Wall Street.

Welcome to closing bell over time.

I'm Morgan Brennan.

John Ford is off today.

A historic meeting in Washington as the leaders from some of the biggest

European countries gather to discuss the Ukraine-Russia war. We're going to dive into the headlines

and what could come next. Plus, are economists too bearish on growth prospects and two concerns

about inflation? While our market guest says, yes, he's going to make his case. And Goldman Sachs says

this has been one of the best earnings seasons on record. Will this week's big round of retail

earnings keep that street going? We've got the numbers to watch and the stocks to buy ahead

of the results. But we begin with the big meeting in Washington today. President Trump sitting down

with European leaders as the administration attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine

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