The Dow Jones is crashing today. It fell 800 points — down 1.57% — on February 27, 2026. The S&P 500 dropped 0.78% and the Nasdaq sank 0.98%. The Dow Jones free fall today came after hot US inflation data shocked Wall Street. January Producer Price Index rose 0.5%, above forecasts. Core inflation jumped 0.8%. That fueled fears the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. At the same time, Iran war fears pushed oil prices up nearly 3%. Rising crude adds inflation pressure. AI stocks also slipped despite strong earnings, hitting the Nasdaq and S&P 500.