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STOCKS EXTEND RECORD HIGHS: Here's what you need to know

Stocks extended record highs as the Trump administration plotted a tax overhaul and North Korean tensions remained subdued.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as concerns over the cost of Hurricane Irma ebbed, adding to Monday's all-time closing high. Meanwhile, the Dow increased 0.2% and the more tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 0.3%.

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First up, the scoreboard:

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

1. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said bitcoin is a fraud that's 'worse than tulip bulbs.' At a Barclays conference, Dimon called the cryptocurrency a "fraud," and said that he would fire any trader that transacted bitcoin for being stupid.

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2. Bank of America conducted an investor management survey that found bitcoin is the 'most crowded' trade. The study found that 26% of investors surveyed in September said they viewed being long bitcoin as the most crowded trade.

3. An Amazon-based retail trade has quadrupled the stock market's return this year. If you'd have made bullish bets on Amazon while placing bearish wagers on the most-shorted retailers, you'd have raked in a 43.7% return, according to financial analytics firm S3 Partners.

4. Apple announced 3 new iPhones and a revamped watch, and its stock fell. This year's corporate event celebrated the 10th anniversary of the iPhone with a brand-new model called the iPhone X.

5. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey cause Goldman Sachs to slash its outlook for the US economy. The firm now sees GDP growing by 2% in the third quarter, 0.8 percentage points lower than its previous forecast.

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