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Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move

by AP Economics Writer
| March 4, 2020 12:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

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