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Senator Barack Obama is now the President-Elect of the USA and one day later, the markets are down over 3%. Is this typical?
Since Reagan's reelection in 1984 (the first time the markets were open on election day), the Dow [.DJIA
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Since 1900, the Dow has been down 52% of the time the day after election day. The worst was down 4.5% the day after FDR was elected in 1932. The Dow had been up 4.96% the day before election day that year.
Leading the Dow to the downside today are:
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- Boeing [BA
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- Bank of America [BAC
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- Merck [MRK
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- AT&T [T
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The good news? There is something to be thankful for. On average, the Dow has gained 1% from Election Day to Thanksgiving and has been up nearly two thirds of the time.
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