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It may take weeks to tally the midterm election results. Here’s why Wall Street isn’t worried.

It may take weeks to tally the midterm election results. Here’s why Wall Street isn’t worried.
MarketWatch Monday 02 November 2026, 18:16 UTC By Mark Hulbert 1 min read
Key Points

It’s crucial to distinguish economic from political uncertainty, because only one really moves the stock market.

It’s crucial to distinguish economic from political uncertainty, because only one really moves the stock market. [Image text:] 120.01 17.02 89.62 - 98.87 11.06 329.09 101.56 5.08 34.11 9.09 0.23% 2.31% 0.76% 1.43% 5.65% 3.44% 2.87% 8.22% 0.11% 4.98% 439.58 475.45 120.01 4.90 658.38 893.75 235.47 2.78 12.90 503.46 8.55% 1.05% 0.86% .......... 0.22% 2.10% 2.99% 9.32% 5.55% 7.20% 3.75 2.11 154.21 9.41 374.22 5 383 0.40% 0.10% 6.07% 9.99% 2.65% 2.04% 9.81% 6.59% 40% 1% 46.34 98.43 166.67 25.22 199.44 438.23 685.76 675.48 352.45 7.69 38 5.69% 8.23% 2.54% 1.11% 4.21% 2.67% 5.32% 9.44% 5.32% 1.76% 8.54% 5.54 9.45 46.43 267.32 32.12 65.23 88.23 1.28 99.23 9.63
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