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Major stock indexes edged up to post record closing highs on Wednesday with sector moves in the S&P 500 showing preference toward so-called defensive stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Tuesday, helped by a surge in Wal-Mart Stores, while Amazon and Facebook lost ground and investors focused on upcoming quarterly reports.

Interest rates on short-term U.S. Treasury bills rose in Tuesday's auction with six-month bills climbing to their highest level in nearly nine years.

Interest rates on short-term U.S. Treasury bills rose in Tuesday's auction with six-month bills climbing to their highest level in nearly nine years.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump promised Americans "the largest tax cut in our country's history."

President Donald Trump promised Americans "the largest tax cut in our country's history."

The federal government ran a $668 billion budget deficit for the just-completed 2017 fiscal year, according to a new government report.

The S&P 500 eased on Friday, ending a six-day run of record highs as the first monthly decline in U.S. nonfarm jobs in seven years dampened sentiment and pharmacy shares fell on Amazon competition fears.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump promised Americans "the largest tax cut in our country's history."

Bond yields may be at multi-decade lows, but that doesn't need to stop retirees from generating income from their portfolios.

Bond yields may be at multi-decade lows, but that doesn't need to stop retirees from generating income from their portfolios.

The House has passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year.

U.S. stocks notched record closing highs again on Thursday as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution.

U.S. stocks notched record closing highs again on Thursday as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution.

President Donald Trump helped sink Puerto Ricans bond prices with talk of wiping out the U.S. territory's debt but his budget director dismissed the idea of a bailout Wednesday as the bankrupt island fights to recover from Hurricane Maria.

President Donald Trump helped sink Puerto Ricans bond prices with talk of wiping out the U.S. territory's debt but his budget director dismissed the idea of a bailout Wednesday as the bankrupt island fights to recover from Hurricane Maria.