Stock market today: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 sink as tech falters amid flood of earnings

US stocks sank on Tuesday as investors digested a wave of tech-focused earnings, while precious metals jumped to continue their wild ride and a partial government shutdown neared an end. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) sank 1.4%, with its sell-off gaining steam throughout the day. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell around 0.3% after the blue-chip benchmark led gains on Monday. Palantir's (PLTR) surprisingly strong quarterly results signaled the AI trade m ...