If you thought the second quarter would go off without a hitch like the first quarter did, the Federal Reserve suggests you think again. The stock market couldn't sustain yesterday's gains and then lost even more ground this afternoon after the Fed released the minutes from its March meeting. With concerns that economic growth isn't strong enough to support stronger employment, stocks lost one source of their recent support. At around 2:45 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrials
One stock bucking the downtrend was McDonald's
Kraft Foods
Finally, AT&T
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