NEW YORK — A bumpy day of trading on Wall Street ended with stocks broadly lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate in its fight against inflation and signaled that more hikes lay ahead.
As expected, the central bank raised its key short-term rate by 0.50
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