Data: Yahoo! Finance; Chart: Axios Visuals. Correction: The chart was fixed to show the data is based on the S&P 500 index, not S&P Global's stock.
Social issues are creating a market downdraft for America's mainstay brands — just ask Target, Anheuser Busch, Kohl's and their collective $28.7 billion loss in market value since the beginning of April.
Why it matters: Fiercely contested cultural issues have always aroused political passions, and held sway over electoral politics.
