U.S. stock indexes are falling sharply Friday after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was down 1.3% in afternoon trading and on track for its worst day in weeks.

U.S. stocks crept to a record as the S&P 500 nudged higher after a quiet Tuesday of trading. The main measure of Wall Street's health rose 0.2% to finish just above its all-time closing high set last month.

Microsoft was the strongest force pushing the S&P 500 upward. It rose 1.3% after saying it had developed what it calls the world’s first “quantum processing unit,” which cou