U.S. stocks opened lower Monday, consolidating after posting a Friday rally that drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first record close of 2025 and turned the S&P 500 positive on the week. T

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U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday, pausing after strong gains in the previous session, when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that an interest-rate cut could be on the table at the central bank's meeting next month.