New York, Sept 19, 2024 (AFP) - Dow, S&P 500 end at records as market digests Fed rate cut jmb/acb

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2024-09-19

Wall Street stocks soared to fresh records Thursday as markets cheered the Federal Reserve's move to aggressively cut interest rates to protect the labor market. Both the Dow and S&P 500 gained more than one percent to finish at all-time highs, while the tech-rich Nasdaq surged 2.5 percent in the market's first full day of trading since Wednesday's Fed rate cut. jmb/acb ...

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