NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street drifted in mixed trading ahead of this week's economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Monday, even though more stocks rose than fell within the index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%.

NEW YORK (AP) – The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 500 different types of ornaments and a variety of holiday gift baskets.

President Donald Trump ‘s administration is talking tough about SNAP, saying the government’s biggest food aid program is riddled with fraud that must be stopped. His appointees are looking at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from an enforcement perspective, seeing fraud as a major and expensive problem.