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%.
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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.
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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