
U.S. stocks are slipping as investors watch tensions between Russia and Ukraine rise.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 270 points Tuesday as traders weighed how the situation will impact the global economy. The S&P 500 Index fell about 0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite traded down nearly 1% around midday.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been a source of major market pressure recently, spurring back-to-back losing weeks on the major averages.