U.S. stocks struggled for direction Thursday after capping a four-day rally to close lower in the previous session amid a backdrop of faded optimism around Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations and mixed economic data. The S&P 500 ticked down about 0.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 100 points. The Nasdaq […]