New York, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - US stocks end higher as Fed meeting holds no surprises

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Wall Street stocks finished higher Wednesday following a choppy session as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, while Google-parent Alphabet tumbled on worries about its namesake search engine. The Fed, as expected, announced another pause in rate cuts amid uncertainty over the effects of President Donald Trump's tariff plans. Stocks meandered during a press conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell in which the central bank chief rei......

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