economic weakness

Stocks down after tepid economic data, bank woes

NEW YORK -- Wall Street retreated sharply Monday on more signs of economic weakness and executive shake-ups at two major banks _ reminders of the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 200 points.

Fed expected to cut key interest rates one more time

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, which began the year aggressively fighting a severe credit crunch and economic weakness, may push the pause button after delivering perhaps one more quarter-point cut in interest rates.

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