Stocks free-fall as Trump's war sends terrified investors into panic mode: report

U.S. stocks sank Friday as President Donald Trump’s escalating war with Iran rattled global financial markets and sparked concerns that the market downturn may not yet be over, according to a new CNN report.

The Russell 2000 – an index of smaller companies seen as more sensitive to interest rates – fell 2.7% and moved in “correction territory,” a Wall Street term that describes when an index drops 10% or more from its most recent peak.

“The stock market remains in negative territory for the year...