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Grain futures were mixed Monay in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

___ Group sees '18 tax cuts across all incomes, biggest for rich WASHINGTON (AP) — A nonpartisan group says the Republican tax bill would cut taxes on average for all income groups next year, with bigger reductions for upper-income people.

Wall Street continued its record run Monday, pushing the Nasdaq to 7,000 for the first time, as investors built on hope that Republicans will pass tax cuts this week.

The public's interest in all things bitcoin and efforts by entrepreneurs to fund their businesses with digital currencies is starting to draw more attention from regulators.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Friday, erasing modest losses from the day before.

Asian share benchmarks were mostly lower Friday as uncertainty over U.S. tax reform legislation outweighed upbeat data from Japan.

Oil prices rose almost 1 percent on Thursday as a pipeline outage in Britain continued to support prices despite forecasts showing global crude surplus in the beginning of next year.

Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after the Fed raised rates again as expected, followed by similar moves in China and Hong Kong that dampened investor sentiment.

The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 4:50 a.m.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Wednesday ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by a fourth straight weekly fall in U.S. crude inventories, though rising output capped prices well below the 2015 highs reached earlier this week.

___ GOP says it's got a deal on taxes; cuts coming for next year WASHINGTON (AP) — Confident congressional Republicans have forged agreement on a major overhaul of the nation's tax laws.

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

Grain futures were higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday following overnight gains on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to a likely U.S. interest rate hike.

___ Tax package would ease hit to residents of high-tax states WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are speeding toward an agreement on a massive tax package that would ease the hit on residents of high-tax states and appease corporations that could have lost precious tax breaks.

Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday, as traders took profits after prices surged early to a two-year high on an unplanned closure of the pipeline that carries the largest North Sea crude oil grade.

Grain futures were lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as investors stepped back after several days of advances, erasing early gains.