Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slide on threat to Fed as Trump's DOJ eyes criminal probe
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-12 00:16

US stock futures added to losses early on Monday amid concerns over Federal Reserve independence after Chair Jerome Powell said the Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) fell 0.6%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) sank roughly 0.8%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) led the way lower, tumbling 1.1% on the heels of record closing highs for Wall Street stocks. Investors were rattled late Sunday after Powell released a s ...