Stocks end higher as Fed sees recession easing

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NEW YORK – The Fed confirmed what Wall Street has already concluded: The recession is starting to ease.

Federal Reserve policymakers said at the end of a two-day meeting Wednesday that while the economy is still receding, the pace of decline “appears to be somewhat slower” than the last time they met in mid-March.

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