Stock Market Today: Dow falls 301 points, S&P 500 drops 0.7%, Nasdaq slides 1.1% as oil, yields rise

US stocks started September on a weak note on Tuesday. All three major stock indexes fell as investors worried about higher oil prices, rising bond yields and possible interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve later this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 301 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 dropped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.1%, according to CNBC. Nasdaq falls as tech stocks drop The Nasdaq saw the biggest fall among the three major indexes as technology stocks came under pressure. Investors were worried that higher borrowing costs could hurt technology and other high-growth companies. These…