Wall Street Week Ahead: Dow Jones Industrial Average Flirts With 18,000 Milestone

U.S. stocks eased slightly Monday after Japanese and Chinese economic reports painted a mixed picture of the global economy. The modest decline follows Friday's stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data that boosted the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index to a record high that was within a mere 10 points of 18,000, a psychologically important milestone.