what a strong year for u.s. stocks. even though they closed lower yesterday, wall street had its best year since 2013. stocks have seen a 25% bump since president trump took office, but you see here, this is the run over the last eight or nine years. cnn s christine romans and richard quest have the top seven money stories of 2017. bitcoin explodes. amazon rules. ceos revolt. and investors cheer. here are the top seven money stories in 2017. number seven, brick and mortars retail apocalypse. a record 6,700 locations shuttered in 2017, a stunning list of bankruptcies. more than 70,000 retail jobs
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if you are invested, you have loved this ride. stocks are pretty close to that 25,000 milestone for the dow. the president takes a lot of credit for the success of the market. stocks have seen quite a bump since the president took office. extending the bump we saw under president obama. the top money stories of the year. bitcoin explodes. amazon rules. investors cheer. here are the top seven money stories in 2017. number seven, brick and mortars retail apocalypse. a stunning list of bankruptcies. more than 70,000 retail jobs lost. and online sales are soaring.
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2017 is almost a wrap and one of the most remarkable stories of the year has been the soaring stock market. christine romans and richard quest explain in their look back. bitcoin explodes. amazon rules. investors cheer. here are the top money stories in 2017. number 7, brick and mortar retail apocalypse. a stunning list of bankruptcies and more than 70,000 retail jobs lost. but online sales are soaring. walmart s pivot to e-commerce