US Stocks Set Records as Irma and North Korea Worries Fade

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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange pause for a moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. U.S. stocks rallied to record highs Monday as Hurricane Irma weakened without causing as much damage as many had feared, and a North Korean holiday passed without new missile launches. Financial and technology companies lead the way. AP/Richard Drew

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Specialist Peter Mazza, left, works with traders Kevin Lodewick, center, and Mark Zifchak on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Insurers and travel companies are rising sharply in early trading on Wall Street after Hurricane Irma didn't turn out to be as destructive as many had feared. AP/Richard Drew

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Trader John Panin, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been on investors' minds recently, and on Monday global markets advanced as the situation didn't get any worse. In the U.S., bond prices fell, sending yields higher. That helped bank stocks because rising yields mean banks can charge higher interest rates on loans. AP/Richard Drew

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Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, and trader Edward McCarthy work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The Standard & Poor's 500 index made its biggest gain since late April as it rose 26.68 points, or 1.1 percent, to finish at a record high of 2,488.11. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 259.58 points, or 1.2 percent, to 22,057.37. AP/Richard Drew

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Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The Nasdaq composite jumped 72.07 points, or 1.1 percent, to 6,432.26, three points below the record closing high it set Sept. 1. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 15.40 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,414.83. AP/Richard Drew

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Specialist Thomas McArdle, left, works with traders Michael Milano, center, and John Santiago, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Insurers and travel companies are rising sharply in early trading on Wall Street after Hurricane Irma didn't turn out to be as destructive as many had feared. AP/Richard Drew

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