#Stocks slide as Wall Street watches nail-biting vote count

#Stocks slide as Wall Street watches nail-biting vote count

“#Stocks slide as Wall Street watches nail-biting vote count” US stocks were set to drop Friday as investors appeared ready to cash out their gains following the market’s dizzying election-fueled rally. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones industrial average slid 187 points, or about 0.7 percent, to 28,110 as of 6:51 a.m. after optimism…

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#Joe Biden and the lure of gridlock

#Joe Biden and the lure of gridlock

“#Joe Biden and the lure of gridlock” Paul Wells: Wednesday’s market rallies amount to a bet that a Democrat president and a Republican Senate will guarantee nothing changes in America It’s not a lot safer to write a column today than it was on Tuesday night when I chickened out of filing, but the expectation…

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#Stocks bounce as Wall Street braces for Election Day

#Stocks bounce as Wall Street braces for Election Day

“#Stocks bounce as Wall Street braces for Election Day” US stocks were set to rebound from a week of deep losses on Monday as investors prepared for Tuesday’s contentious presidential election. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 445.00 points, or about 1.7 percent, to 26,839.00 as of 6:49 a.m. after fears…

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#Don’t trust banking behemoths’ 2020 election predictions

#Don’t trust banking behemoths’ 2020 election predictions

“#Don’t trust banking behemoths’ 2020 election predictions” With Joe Biden up in the polls, pre-election positions should be easy. Load up the truck on shares of any company that can benefit from his embrace of the Green New Deal, like solar-panel companies. Sell Treasuries because Biden’s spending plan looks like President Trump’s — only on…

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