Stocks Flat as S&P 500 Nears Record, Microsoft Dips on NYT Lawsuit
- Stocks little changed, S&P 500 inches toward record close
- Dow, S&P 500 hover just below flatline; Nasdaq up 0.2%
- S&P 500 headed for 9th straight week of gains, best run since 2004
- Bets growing that Fed will cut rates in March as inflation falls
- Microsoft shares dip as NYT sues company and OpenAI for copyright infringement