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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 23, 2008 in New York City. The Dow briefly hit positive territory Wednesday, after having fallen more than 300 points earlier in the session. Following a sharp fall in international markets Monday, the Federal Reserve lowered its lending rate by three quarters of a percentage point to 3.50% Tuesday.
| Jan 24th 2008 9:16PM
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