<a href=’http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-08/07/c_133537332.htm’ target=’_blank’>U.S. stocks flat on trade deficit, tensions in Ukraine</a>

U.S. stocks closed little changed Wednesday after toggling in and out of negative territory, as investors weighed escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine against smaller-than-expected U.S. trade deficit.