The Wall Street Journal-20080130-Today-s Agenda
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Today's Agenda
Full Text (105 words)Fed Expected to Announce
Another Interest-Rate Cut
The Fed may lower its key rate, now at 3.5%, by as much as half a percentage point amid growing recession fears. The Fed cut rates by three-quarters of a point last week after overseas stock markets plunged.
-- Federal Reserve, 2:15 p.m. EST.
Amazon Reports Earnings;
New Climate Talks Begin
As online retailer Amazon posts results, its take from holiday sales and its 2008 outlook will be scrutinized for signs that U.S. consumer spending is waning.
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Officials from major economies gather in Hawaii for a new round of global-warming talks aimed at hashing out a treaty.
