Wall Street slips on JPMorgan warning as December inflation holds at 2.7% — Visa, Mastercard tumble
U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Dow down 338 points, as financials slumped after JPMorgan warned a proposed credit-card rate cap could hurt consumers. Visa dropped 4.7% and Mastercard lost 5.3%. December CPI rose 0.3%, annual inflation held at 2.7%, and core inflation ran at 2.6%. Traders still expect at least two Fed rate cuts later this year.