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Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 book worst day in 2 weeks as Powell’s hawkish tone sparks concerns over higher interest rates

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U.S. stock indexes finish sharply lower on Tuesday as investors digest Fed Powell’s hawkish message to Congress that the central bank will not rule out bigger interest rate hikes at the coming March meeting in order to tame stubborn inflation.