Stocks sink as Trump rattles markets with lack of clear exit plan

By John Towfighi, Lucy Bayly, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks dropped Thursday, resuming a monthslong slide, after President Donald Trump pledged to intensify the conflict in the Middle East and traders felt little reassurance the war’s end would be imminent. The Dow fell 631 points, or 1.35%, at the opening bell. The S&P