Why stock market down today? DOW falls over Trump tariffs NBC New York [Video]

Stocks tumbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day.

The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada, and Mexico has helped to extend a recent slump for U.S. stocks that was prompted by signs of weakness in the economy.

The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, weighed down by nearly every sector except real estate and utilities, which are typically considered relatively safer investments.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 580 points, or 1.3%, as of 10:04 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.4%.

Markets in Europe fell sharply while stocks in Asia saw more modest declines.

The drops follow a steep sell-off Monday. Altogether, the decline has wiped out all of the markets’ gains since President Donald Trump’s election in November. Worries about tariffs raising consumer prices and …