Ahead of the Tape
Don't Bet on Fed</br></br>To Give Shelter</br></br>In Market Storm</br></br>Volatility on Wall Street had been tame for so long that the recent splashes seemed like tidal waves, rippling throughout stock markets. Unnerved investors have turned to hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut as shelter.</br></br>No question, stocks' recent ups and downs have been dizzying. After hitting a record closing high of 12786.64 on Feb. 20, by March 5 -- its most recent closing low -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 736 points, nearly 6%.