US equity markets opened the week little changed  - Dow slipped -34-points or -0.08%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (up +1.47% after jumping +11.98% last Friday (15 August)) was the leading Dow component for a second session running after filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released late last week recorded that Berkshire Hathaway Inc took a new positions in the health insurer.    

The broader S&P500 dipped -0.01%, with Real Estate (down -0.95%) leading seven of the eleven primary sectors lower. Industrials and Consumer Discretionary both rose ~0.4%. Dayforce Inc (up +25.98%) was the leading performer in the S&P 500 following a report that private equity firm Thoma Bravo is in discussions to acquire the human resources software provider. First Solar Inc (+9.69%) and other solar stocks gained in the wake of new guidance from the Treasury Department on federal tax incentives for clean energy projects.