{"id":58997,"date":"2026-02-23T18:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytrade-war-fears-and-ai-anxiety-sink-dow-jones\/58997\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:09:37","slug":"dowjonestodaytrade-war-fears-and-ai-anxiety-sink-dow-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytrade-war-fears-and-ai-anxiety-sink-dow-jones\/58997\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Trade War Fears and AI Anxiety Sink Dow Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dow Jones<\/a> Index (^DJI)<\/strong> was down 821.91 (-1.6562%)<\/strong> points today, closing at 48,804.06<\/strong>, as a wave of selling hit Wall Street following a weekend of trade policy shifts. Market sentiment soured as investors grappled with President Trump<\/a>\u2019s<\/strong> decision to implement a 15% global tariff<\/strong> on imports. This move followed a Supreme Court<\/strong> ruling on Friday that limited the administration\u2019s earlier tariff authority, prompting a pivot toward broader trade measures. The prospect of a renewed global trade war injected significant volatility into the indexes, with Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also sliding 790.00 (-1.5904%)<\/strong> points to 48,884.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The market narrative was further pressured by hawkish signals<\/strong> from the Federal Reserve and emerging anxieties regarding the artificial intelligence<\/strong> sector. Fed Governor Christopher Waller<\/strong> characterized a potential March interest rate cut as a "coin flip," citing PCE inflation<\/strong> data that remained stickier than anticipated. Simultaneously, software firms faced intense selling pressure as investors identified potential "AI losers"\u2014companies whose business models might be disrupted by new, low-cost AI-powered coding and security tools hitting the market.<\/p>\n

This flight to safety benefited defensive stocks and consumer staples. Walmart (WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> led the gainers, rising 2.76%<\/strong> to $126.43<\/strong>, followed by Procter & Gamble (PG<\/a>)<\/strong>, which climbed 2.50%<\/strong>. Other notable performers included McDonald's (MCD<\/a>)<\/strong>, up 1.84%<\/strong>, and Apple (AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong>, which gained 1.81%<\/strong>. Conversely, financials and tech bore the brunt of the sell-off. American Express (AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest loser, plummeting 7.48%<\/strong> to $320.12<\/strong>, while Salesforce (CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped 5.10%<\/strong>. Major banking institutions also struggled, with JPMorgan Chase (JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> falling 4.19%<\/strong> and Goldman Sachs (GS<\/a>)<\/strong> shedding 3.44%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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