Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower ahead of tariff announcement

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling in the final hours before President Donald Trump unveils the tariffs he promised as part of his "Liberation Day" that could drastically remake the global economy and trade. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in early trading Wednesday, but it's had a pattern this week of opening with sharp losses only to finish the day higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 220 points, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.4%. Markets have been shaky because of all the uncertainty around just what Trump will announce about the new tariffs. THIS…