MarketWatch | Stocks cough up oil-fueled gains to end lower MarketWatch U.S. stocks closed lower Monday, relinquishing earlier gains on lower-than-average volume, as oil futures rallied and the dollar traded lower against most of its rivals. Investors had been bracing for the start of the first-quarter earnings season ... Alcoa earnings to hit Wall Street; oil in focus MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Follow Oil Higher Ahead Of Alcoa Earnings |