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Presidential Election

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  • April 12, 2024

Summer is coming! Should you be selling?

Well, maybe sell a little, says Jeffrey Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader’s Almanac.

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  • March 27, 2024

Should advisors be making portfolio bets ahead of Biden-Trump rematch?

'Of the last 20 election years, only the years 2000 and 2008 produced negative years, and those were attributable to asset bubbles rather than politics,' an advisor says.

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  • January 25, 2024

Advisors see Trump focusing on expiring tax cuts if he wins back White House

'If Trump wins the general [election], then it’s likely that the House and Senate go Republican as well, and the 2017 tax cuts get extended,' an advisor says.

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  • November 15, 2023

Investors ‘very concerned’ about 2024 presidential election: Survey

Advisors say it’s premature to be worried about the results of the election – and frankly, the incumbent doesn’t matter.

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  • January 7, 2021

Stocks rally on stimulus hopes

All major U.S. benchmarks notched all-time highs, with the Nasdaq up 2.5%, a day after violence rocked the Capitol

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5 silver linings to be thankful for in 2020

It's been a tough year, but here are some things we can all be grateful for

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  • November 13, 2020

Wall Street knows who it doesn’t want at the SEC: Gensler or Bharara

Banks and investment firms are fretting about some of the people they fear are in the running to head the Securities and Exchange Commission under Biden

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  • November 12, 2020

Lame-duck Trump has potential to roil markets

Pricing in futures markets suggests traders are braced for the possibility of a period of heightened turbulence

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  • November 11, 2020

Ex-CFTC chief Gensler advising Biden on financial regulators

Gensler gained a reputation for standing up to Wall Street during the Obama administration

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Biden administration needs to consider climate change at every turn

Biden should prioritize climate when he picks the EPA, FERC and transportation chiefs, as well as other cabinet positions

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  • November 10, 2020

RIAs relish the idea of government gridlock under Biden

Divided government is what the financial markets want most

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Georgia Senate races could determine fate of Biden agenda

Even 50-50 Democratic control presents challenges for the president-elect

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  • November 9, 2020

Election outcome seen as bullish for emerging markets

Developing nations' stocks and currencies are already at their highest levels in more than two years, and analysts are predicting additional gains

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  • November 6, 2020

Gold and copper set for best week since July

Precious metals rallied as Joe Biden advanced in the presidential race

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  • November 5, 2020

A divided government? No problem, most advisers say

There's a sense of relief that the extremes of both parties would be tamped down by a Biden presidency and a Republican Senate

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  • November 5, 2020

History shows stocks may extend post-election surge

Continued Republican control of the Senate means less likelihood of huge stimulus, but also less chance of tax hikes or more regulation

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What a divided Congress means for the markets

Sweeping tax hikes are off the table and the outlook dims for green energy, according to speakers at the Schwab Impact conference

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  • November 4, 2020

Election results point toward divided government

That scenario could slow any attempt to change investment advice rules put in place under the Trump administration

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  • November 4, 2020

Stocks, bonds rally as election bets are retooled

Investors are looking ahead to a future without massive debt-fueled stimulus spending or a rollback of Trump's tax cuts

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  • November 4, 2020

Two bad election scenarios come back to haunt markets

A contested election and a Biden presidency with a Republican Senate are both outcomes seen as negative for stocks