Wall Street was sluggish in the early going Tuesday as geopolitical concerns and President Donald Trump's trade policies weighed on markets. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are virtually unchanged before the opening bell.

US stock futures wavered on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's revived tariff threats and potential toughening of China curbs weighed on market optimism and the chances of interest-rate cuts. Trump's signal that his trade overhaul isn't over has unsettled markets wondering about the impact on growth prospects.

On Friday, the S&P 500 sank 1.7% for its worst day in two months after the release of weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.7%, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.2%.

Wall Street was mixed with low volumes of trading Friday with major U.S. markets struggling to end in positive territory for the week. Futures for the S&P 500 were virtually unchanged before the bell,

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken a sledgehammer to government agencies in pursuit of cost-cutting. But some investors are growing increasingly concerned that their strategies will hurt,

Shares have opened higher in Europe but sagged in Asia as worries over U.S.-China trade friction weighed on the outlook for the region. On Monday, U.S. stocks drifted lower following