Wall Street was sluggish in the early going Tuesday as geopolitical concerns and President Donald Trump's trade policies weighed on markets. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are virtually unchanged before the opening bell.

US stock futures wavered on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's revived tariff threats and potential toughening of China curbs weighed on market optimism and the chances of interest-rate cuts. Trump's signal that his trade overhaul isn't over has unsettled markets wondering about the impact on growth prospects.

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,

U.S. stocks drifted lower on Monday to compound their sharp losses from last week. The S&P 500 dipped 0.5% after flipping between small gains and losses several times through the day. The relatively modest moves followed its 1.

Shares have opened higher in Europe but sagged in Asia as worries over U.S.-China trade friction weighed on the outlook for the region. On Monday, U.S. stocks drifted lower following