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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday the new administration will wage an aggressive two-front battle against the worst financial crisis in seven decades, while the Federal Reserve announced it was expanding a key lending program to up to $1 trillion.
But investors appeared to reject the government's latest plan. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 300 points in midday trading as financial stocks led the market lower, reflecting Wall Street's growing concerns about the government's ability to revive the banking industry.
The efforts were part of the government's major overhaul of the widely criticized financial rescue program. |
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