Saturday, October 30, 2010

"Historical Midterm Election Results and Market Performance "

From Bespoke Investment Group:
For those interested, below we have compiled a table showing midterm election results along with the Dow's performance on election day and during election week since 1900.  For each midterm election, we highlight the President and his party affiliation, the number of seats the President's party either gained or lost in both the House and Senate, and the number of seats each party held as a result of the election....MORE
(Note: The market was closed during election week of 1914 due to World War I.)