U.S. stocks slumped Friday as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and erased what had been a modest gain for the week. It’s one of the worse drops for the index so far in the young year,

U.S. stocks are falling after a report suggested U.S. consumers are bracing for higher inflation, while a separate update gave a mixed picture of the job market. The S&P 500