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Wall Street Cheers Gridlock. Main Street Is Still Waiting

Wall Street gave its verdict on the midterm elections before most of the votes had been certified. On Wednesday, the day after Democrats won both chambers of Congress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,569 points, or 3 per cent, to close at 53,356,…

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