AP - Treasury prices advanced Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point interest rate cut and indicated it was taking a neutral stance toward future reductions amid concerns about the economy.

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Reuters - Stocks closed lower on Wednesday after
the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates as expected but left
the outlook for further cuts unclear, prompting investors to
lock in profits.

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Reuters - Stocks gave up gains on Wednesday
following the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated quarter
percentage point rate cut.

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Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on Wednesday said it has charged the mayor of
Birmingham, Alabama, and two of his friends in connection with
an undisclosed payment scheme in municipal bond deals.

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Reuters - Stocks slightly added to gains on
Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lowered its key interest
rate by a quarter percentage point to 2 percent.

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Reuters - A former chief operating officer at
job recruitment Web site Monster Worldwide Inc was
charged on Wednesday with securities fraud and conspiracy in
connection with an alleged scheme to backdate millions of
dollars’ worth of employee stock option grants.

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