Market Snapshot: Dow dips more than 100 points as new coronavirus strain overshadows fiscal relief deal

U.S. stocks are lower to start the week as investors focus on a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 identified by the U.K., overshadowing optimism from news over the weekend that U.S. lawmakers agreed on a pandemic-relief deal.

U.S. stocks are lower to start the week as investors focus on a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 identified by the U.K., overshadowing optimism from news over the weekend that U.S. lawmakers agreed on a pandemic-relief deal.