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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...