US stocks' sell-off ease up a bit

Wall Street’s sell-off is easing up following a scary stretch where worries about the economy and tariffs sent it close to 9 percent below its all-time high. 

The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent in early trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 54 points, also 0.2 percent, and the Nasdaq composite was essentially flat. Several Big Tech stocks held steadier after getting walloped in recent months. Elon Musk’s Tesla edged up 1 percent, for example. 

US President Donald Trump said he would buy a Tesla in a show of support for “Elon’s ‘baby.’ ” A day earlier, the electric-vehicle company’s stock tumbled 15.4 percent.

AP