Wall Street is falling again Tuesday as U.S. households get more pessimistic about the economy because of inflation, tariffs and other policies coming from Washington. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in afternoon trading.

U.S. stocks opened little changed, with investors likely staying sidelined until they can get more clarity on President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, inflation and the market for artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken a sledgehammer to government agencies in pursuit of cost-cutting. But some investors are growing increasingly concerned that their strategies will hurt,