NewsWatch: Stocks sink more than 7% following trading halt as emergency Fed action fails to calm nerves

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Stocks are trading sharply lower Monday morning after trigger circuit breakers, temporarily halting stocks for 15 minutes, as investors fail to take comfort in the Federal Reserve’s decision to slash its benchmark interest rate to nearly 0% to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. See full story.

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MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

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