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Wednesday business briefs
Fed decides to hold
interest rates at record lows
The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep its bank-lending interest rate at a zero to 0.25 - a record low - for an "extended period," in a sign the economy is growing but remains deeply dependent on government help. The Fed said economic activity has "continued to pick up" and the housing market has grown stronger, a key ingredient...
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