Stocks take big leap as investors await Fed

Shrugging off a flurry of grim economic news, stock investors pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 10% as they anticipated new medicine from the Federal Reserve.

The Fed is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, possibly to as low as 1%, to combat a still-darkening economic outlook.

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