
U.S. stocks drop sharply; caution on inflation release, Chinese tariffs
Investing.com-- U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday after investors digested relatively benign inflation data amid continuing concerns over the escalation in the Sino-U.S. trade war.At 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 855 points, or 2.1%, the S&P 500 index fell 130 points, or 2.4%, and the NASDAQ Composite declined 465 points, or 2.7%.March CPI weaker than expectedD ...