Wall Street's main indexes closed roughly flat on Monday, after struggling for direction while investors awaited a raft of corporate earnings reports from major retailers for more signs about the state of the economy and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

One of this week's big events is Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the central bank's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday, and he may turn out to be less inclined to cut in...

Markets hope that the Fed's Jackson Hole, Wyoming conference between August 21 and 23, where Chair Jerome Powell is expected to speak, could offer more clarity on the economic outlook and the central...