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STOCKS RISE: Here’s what you need to know

Markets were up in every calendar month of 2017 — setting a high bar for the new year.

Stocks finished up on Tuesday, as Fed chair Janet Yellen warned that the recently passed Republican tax reform package could cause the central bank to raise interest rates more quickly than previously signaled.

Here’s Tuesday's scoreboard:

    What happened:

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