Wall Street sells off as investors fret about Trump | Reuters
NEW YORK The S&P 500 on Wednesday suffered its biggest one-day fall since September as hopes for tax cuts and other pro-business policies faded after reports that President Donald Trump tried to interfere with a federal investigation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 370.12 points, or 1.76 percent, to 20,609.63, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.35 points, or 1.81 percent, to 2,357.32 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 158.63 points, or 2.57 percent, to 6,011.24

NEW YORK The S&P 500 on Wednesday suffered its biggest one-day fall since September as hopes for tax cuts and other pro-business policies faded after reports that President Donald Trump tried to interfere with a federal investigation.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 370.12 points, or 1.76 percent, to 20,609.63, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.35 points, or 1.81 percent, to 2,357.32 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 158.63 points, or 2.57 percent, to 6,011.24.
(Reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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