US equity markets eked out modest gains as traders returned from the Presidents Day long weekend and continued to monitor the US-China trade talks - Dow edged +8-points higher The broader S&P500 +0.15%, NASDAQ +0.19%. In notable stock moves, Caesars Entertainment Corp jumped +5.14% after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he now owned a near 10% stake in the casino operator. President Trump said that trade talks with China are going well, adding the current 1 March deadline is not a "magical date."
