(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dipped from recent highs on Monday, with investors turning cautious ahead of employment data due this week that could alter expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early next year. All three major indexes receded, with megacaps Microsoft , Apple, Nvidia and Amazon dropping between 1% and 3%, pressured by higher U.S. Treasury yields, which made returns on stocks less attractive.