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2008 Election -- One Year Later
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/4/2009
2008 Election -- One Year Later
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the historical 2008 election. Since the close on November 4th, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1.52%. When you think about how far markets were down in early March, the fact that the Dow is now up over the last year is pretty amazing. Below we ...
Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/4/2009
Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Earlier we highlighted historical market performance one-year after Presidential election days. Below we provide a chart of... how various asset classes have performed since the 2008 election. As shown, the US Dollar has declined 10%, while the 10-Year ... (more) Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election

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Intrade Election Odds
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/2/2009
Intrade Election Odds
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — For those following the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races and the NY-23 special election, below we... provide the odds that traders on Intrade.com are putting on various candidates. New Jersey governor John Corzine had a significant advantage over Chris Christie heading into today, with ... (more) Intrade Election Odds

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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 11/2/2009
Video: Obama's Election Night Anniversary
— politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh analyzes how the president is doing one year... after his historic win. (more) Video: Obama's Election Night Anniversary

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Abnormal Returns — ... Despite a wild ride, the stock market is nearly flat since the 2008 election.  (Bespoke, ...

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