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Fed's Move to Cut Key Interest Rate Helps Take Some Pressure Off Stocks
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 -- The Federal Reserve's surprise decision Friday to cut a key discount rate sent stocks higher as investors' worries about the credit crunch eased.