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Stocks, oil sink again as recession fears batter markets

by AP Business Writer
| March 18, 2020 7:04 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank close to 6% in midday trading Wednesday, part of another worldwide sell-off, and wiped out the big gains and optimism that Washington had sparked the prior day with promises for massive aid for the economy.

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