The Fed's surprise rate cut comes in the wake of economic coronavirus headwinds
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Emergency Rate Cut Sends Stocks Volatile Midday | By Emma Duncan | | The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is off over 555 points midday, as Wall Street digests the Fed's decision to make an emergency rate cut by half a percentage point, to ease the impact of coronavirus-related economic headwinds. This news is devastating the financial sector, with some investors initially pricing in a larger effort from the central bank. While the blue-chip index originally swung 300 points higher this morning, the surge was short-lived. Both the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are significantly lower as well. Continue reading for more on today's market, including:
- Weed stock suffers pullback on earnings blunder.
- Penny stock popping on a COVID-19 update.
- Plus, the biotech buyout to watch; and some of the best (and worst) stocks to watch out for today.
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