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December 14, 2017

Stocks up after Fed rate hike

By ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writer

The major U.S. stock indexes finished mostly higher Wednesday, with small companies notching big gains as lawmakers in the House and Senate reached a deal on a sweeping tax reform package.

The Dow Jones industrial average eked out its third record-high close in as many days, driven by a jump in Caterpillar. But a last-minute pullback in bank stocks left the Standard & Poor's 500 index slightly lower.


 
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