Dow Jones drops nearly 400 points as credit-card cap fears hit banks, Visa and Salesforce drag
New York, Jan 13, 2026, 17:02 EST — After-hours The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 398.21 points, or 0.8%, to 49,191.99 on Tuesday, easing from Monday’s record close as Wall Street weighed fresh policy risk for consumer credit and the first wave of big earnings. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell 0.1%. (AP News) It matters because the Dow had just printed a record and the market is leaning hard on earnings to keep the rally honest. Big banks are first up, and they are also the ones most exposed when Washington starts talking about credit-card rates.