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S&P 500
5,744.94
(
0.40%
)
US TECH 100
19,576.00
(
0.74%
)
Dow Jones
42,143.32
(
0.55%
)
Brent Oil
70.92
(
-3.11%
)
Bitcoin
65,232.18
(
3.32%
)
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Friday, 10/31/2008 11:55:21 AM

Friday, October 31, 2008 11:55:21 AM

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Historically, election years are good for the Market regardless of what party wins:

Election-year gains
The Dow has been up eight of the past 10 presidential election years.
Year Winner % Gain
1964 Lyndon Johnson +14.6%
1968 Richard Nixon +4.3%
1972 Richard Nixon +14.6%
1976 Jimmy Carter +17.9%
1980 Ronald Reagan +14.9%
1984 Ronald Reagan -3.7%
1988 George H.W. Bush +11.8%
1992 Bill Clinton +4.2%
1996 Bill Clinton +26.0%
2000 George W. Bush -6.2%
Average +9.8%

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