The S&P 500 and Dow both made record highs to start the holiday-shortened week on Monday, the 45th time this year that the S&P 500 has recorded a new record. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,815.2, +5, (+0.03%) S&P 500: 2,069.2, +5.7, (+0.3%) Nasdaq: 4,753.8, +40.9, (+0.9%) And now, the top stories on Monday: 1.