How Investors Are Trading the Election

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12 October 2020

As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons. 

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How markets are trading the U.S. presidential election in November.

A look at what different stock and other market preferences suggests about who Wall Street expects to win the 2020 election, including: 

  • Energy
  • Private prisons
  • Student loans
  • Health care 
  • Infrastructure
  • Dollar
  • Bitcoin

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