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STOCKS HIT A RECORD HIGH: Here's what you need to know

US stocks climbed to a record high ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, where the central bank is expected to announce a 25-basis-point rate hike.

The S&P 500 gained 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2% and the more tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index rose 0.5%.

First up, the scoreboard:

  • Dow:
  • S&P 500:
  • Nasdaq:
  • US 10-year yield:
  • WTI crude oil:

1. Bitcoin soars after futures launch. The contracts, which allow investors to bet on the future price of the red-hot virtual currency,

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5. Big-money investors singled out the biggest risk to markets over the next year. They're most scared of a geopolitical shock, according to a survey conducted by Barclays.

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