Trump Headline Sticks This Time as S&P 500 Falls Most in Month
- S&P 500 drops about 10 points after his North Korea comments
- Declines are moderate but stand out in a tranquil market
Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against North Korea
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The U.S. stock market’s pattern of bouncing back from incendiary news out of Washington lapsed Tuesday as threats against North Korea sent the S&P 500 down through the close.
None of the moves were large, though they stood out in a market that has barely budged in a month. Equities gave up a quick 10 points on the benchmark gauge, marking their sharpest reversal in four months and at 0.24 percent the biggest closing decline since the Fourth of July week.