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STOCKS RISE: Here’s what you need to know

Stocks finished up Thursday while bitcoin trading volumes almost caught the amount of money traded on the New York Stock Exchange in an average today.

Stocks finished in the green on Thursday as bitcoin topped $16,000 for the first time after a wild 48-hour surge that saw fortunes made and exchanges crash. Some Wall Street banks are walking away from the volatile cryptocurrency despite a new futures market set to launch this weekend.

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