NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is holding steadier on Monday following two weeks of sharp swings, but that’s masking sharp moves underneath the surface ahead of big-time reports coming later in the week.

The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged and sitting just a bit below its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 55 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.

Alphabet was the strongest force pushing upward on the market. It rose 5% in the first chance for traders to buy its stock since Berkshire Hathaway said it built a $4.34 billion ownership stake in Google’s parent company. Berkshire Hathaway, run by famed investor Warren Buffett, is notorious for trying to buy stocks only when they look like good val

See Full Page