NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slipping below their records on Tuesday, while oil prices keep swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, sliding further away from its all-time high set on Friday. Higher oil prices make inflation worse, and they’ve sent the average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline to $4.01, according to AAA. That has Wall Street’s attention focused on Wednesday, when the U.S. government will release the latest monthly reading on inflation. Businesses have blown past analysts’ forecasts, which Wall Street loves because stock prices tend to follow the path of corporate profits over the long term.