US equities finished mostly lower in Monday trading following a notable Friday rally that nevertheless capped the S&P's sixth consecutive weekly drop. The market struggled for direction today as investors waited for more news later in the week. The narrative has defaulted to push-and-pull between bearish and bullish themes. In corporate news, Elon Musk tweeted Twitter’s legal team accused him of violating NDA, Carlyle Group announced a plan to acquire Mantech International and Rivian sued Commercial Vehicle Group over the raising of an agreed-upon price for seats.