{"id":59447,"date":"2026-03-05T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plunges-as-inflation-fears-overshadow-salesforce-earnings\/59447\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:09:31","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-plunges-as-inflation-fears-overshadow-salesforce-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plunges-as-inflation-fears-overshadow-salesforce-earnings\/59447\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Plunges as Inflation Fears Overshadow Salesforce Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>779.32 (-1.5990%)<\/strong> points today, as the market reacted to <strong>hotter-than-expected labor market data<\/strong> signaling the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> may keep <strong>interest rates elevated<\/strong> longer than anticipated. The <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also signaled distress, as it was down <strong>765.00 (-1.5678%)<\/strong> points today. This hawkish narrative triggered a massive rotation out of <strong>defensive sectors<\/strong>, as investors grew concerned that persistent <strong>inflationary pressures<\/strong> would squeeze corporate margins and dampen household purchasing power throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) defied the broader market rout, as it was up <strong>5.22%<\/strong> today following a <strong>surprising revenue beat<\/strong> driven by its <strong>generative AI cloud services<\/strong>. Similarly, International Business Machines (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was up <strong>2.04%<\/strong> today, and Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) was up <strong>1.56%<\/strong> today as <strong>energy prices<\/strong> climbed. Other tech-adjacent firms like Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) and Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) remained resilient, as they were up <strong>0.63%<\/strong> and <strong>0.34%<\/strong> today, respectively, providing a small buffer against the index&#39;s steeper decline.<\/p>\n<p>The downward pressure was primarily driven by Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>), which was down <strong>4.74%<\/strong> today, and Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>), which was down <strong>4.54%<\/strong> today following <strong>disappointing retail outlooks<\/strong>. Pharmaceutical giants were hit hard; Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>) was down <strong>3.75%<\/strong> today, while Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) was down <strong>3.22%<\/strong> today. Industrial stocks also struggled, with Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>) down <strong>3.13%<\/strong> today and Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) down <strong>3.03%<\/strong> today, as the <strong>high-interest-rate environment<\/strong> continues to weigh on <strong>capital-intensive industries<\/strong> and <strong>global trade projections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 779.32 (-1.5990%) points today, as the market reacted to hotter-than-expected labor market 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