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Free fall after Fed cut
Free fall after Fed cut
6:20pm:  Stocks tank after Fed cuts rates by a quarter point, rather than the half some had hoped. Dour comments on the economy factor in too. (more)
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Fed cuts rates by a quarter point
4:21pm: Ben Bernanke & Co. lower a key interest rate for the third consecutive time to help stave off recession. Markets plunge as Wall Street was hoping for a bigger cut. (more)
Now or never for Citi's new CEO
5:24pm: If he wants investors to overlook his flimsy resume, Citi's Vikram Pandit needs to take some radical steps, right now. (more)
A retirement reality check
9:42am: Investing always comes with risk. Just make sure it's the right kind of risk, says Money Magazine's Walter Updegrave. (more)
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