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Investors sell stocks and bonds as government efforts fail to soothe market

Stocks fell and bond yields jumped on Thursday. The Treasury Department is trying to keep a lid on government borrowing costs but with limited success so far.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.