U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials ending a four-day losing streak and the small-cap Russell 2000 notching a record close as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans touted a sweeping tax overhaul. What did the main equity benchmarks do? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.03% rose 56.39 points, or 0.3%, to …

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