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Stocks are moving sharply higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested the central bank might consider a pause in its interest rate hikes next year.

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Major U.S. stock indexes are back at record highs after a turbulent month. Stocks rallied in the U.S. and overseas after Japan's central bank surprised investors with a new round of economic stimulus.

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Stocks are ending sharply lower after a late-afternoon slide. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 222 points, or 1.4%, to close at 16,321 Monday.