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Stocks were rattled on Wednesday by waves of trading volatility as the release of the Federal Reserve’s October meeting minutes confirmed that the cheap money junkies on Wall Street have been fearing for months: the Fed, newly confident about the health of the economy and job market, is preparing the first interest rate hike since 2006.

In the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost a fraction, the S&P 500 lost 0.2%, the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.6%, and the Russell 2000 lost 1.1%.

(Reuters) - Snowbound residents of western New York awoke to as much as another foot of accumulation on Thursday with possibly another 30 inches (76 cm) expected, meteorologists said.

At least eight deaths have been blamed on the wintry blast.

Snow and below-freezing temperatures were forecast to continue through midday Friday, the National Weather Service said on its website.

Hoping to clear its snow-filled stadium for a game on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills were offering $10 an hour plus game tickets to people willing to shovel.

The football team said 220,000 tons of snow needed to be removed. A decision on postponing the game would be made by the National Football League, it said on its website.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said holding the game against the New York Jets would be impractical because many roads were either cut off or dangerous.