Money

Stocks could predict who wins White House

Written by Teunis Felter

History says a key ally of Hillary Clinton heading into Election Day could be the Wall Street bull. Donald Trump, on the other hand, might get his best endorsement from Wall Street’s dreaded bear. Here’s why: How the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index performs in the three months before the November presidential election often determines who wins. The predictive power of the market in presidential politics, it turns out, is quite high.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/07/25/stocks-predict-who-wins-white-house/87440314/

About the author

Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.