This tendency for the stock market to perform worse during years when incumbents lose was very much on display the last two election cycles. The Dow was sporting a 29.7% year-to-date loss on ...

There’s another reason companies should tread carefully with political influence — the stock market is watching. Share. Resize. Listen (6 min) Skip to main content. Explore Our Brands. WSJ; ...

Newsworthy political developments aren't the same as fundamental changes that can drive rotations in the stock market, say Wells Fargo strategists Financial-market participants on Monday were ...

So, either political party could factually claim the stock market has done better under their watch. In a blog earlier this year, Goldman Sachs tackled the topic of the presidential election.

The S&P 500's annualized total return has been 11.0% when a Democrat is president and Congress is Republican-controlled Contrary to widespread belief, political gridlock in Washington, D.C. is not ...

Measuring increased taxes’ impact on the S&P 500 is also unclear because companies are often adept at handling them. Stock market performance has not been dissimilar during periods of higher ...

Last month the S&P 500 increased 10.8 percent. Clearly, the stock market loves Democrats. But in the 70 days between Donald Trump’s election in November 2016 and his inauguration, the market ...