Wall Street leads stocks up on $2 trillion stimulus; dollar takes a hit
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Wall Street rally powered global gains in stocks on Thursday despite a record number of new unemployment filings in the United States, as traders focused on the unanimous passage of a $2 trillion (1.6 trillion pounds) coronavirus relief bill in the U.S. Senate and the possibility of more stimulus to come.The legislation is intended to flood the country with cash in a bid to stem the crushing impact the outbreak has already had on the world's largest economy. Nearly 3.3..