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U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday as losses in technology companies and retailers outweighed gains elsewhere. Banks posted solid gains. Investors had their eye on corporate America as the busiest week of the earnings reporting season got underway.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,797 as of 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 21 points, or 0.1 percent, to 25,036. The Nasdaq lost 37 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,782. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 4 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,692.