Stocks were little changed Monday as traders grappled with rising inflation expectations ahead of key reports due later in the week.The Dow Jones Industrials dropped 81.33 points to 39,431.51. The S&P 500 weakened 1.26 points to 5,221.42. The NASDAQ gained 47.37 points to 16,388.24.The 30-stock Dow was coming off its best weekly performance of 2024, rising more than 2% last week. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ climbed more than 1% each during that period.A New York Federal Reserve survey showed consumers last month increased their expectations for price increases in both the near and long term. On a…