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STOCKS SLIDE: Here's what you need to know

Stocks, natural gas, and oil all fell in trading on Tuesday.

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Stocks slipped in trading on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve kicked off its March meeting.

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Despite snowy conditions on the East Coast, the Fed kicked off their two-day monetary policy meeting as scheduled. The decision — which the market nearly unanimously thinks will be a rate hike — will be released Wednesday.

All three indexes dipped into the red during trading and oil fell on the back of news from OPEC.

We've got all the headlines, but first, the scoreboard:

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Additionally:

The dollar is starting to act like an oil currency

ROBERT SHILLER: This market is way overpriced

Trump's latest trade target is potentially the most dangerous one

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Wall Street's bond traders are crushing it

Stocks just did something they haven't done since 1995

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