Markets dread close-run US ballot
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A NARROW victory for either candidate in Tuesday&#39;s American presidential election would be the worst outcome for stock markets, according to Wall Street experts.
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It&#39;s not just voters who are ready for the presidential campaign to end. Investors are anxious to put Tuesday&#39;s election behind them.
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A look at a number of states where poll monitors are massing for Tuesday's election. Authorities worry they could confuse or intimidate voters, particularly where races are close.
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The threat of growing protectionism  and higher taxes are the issues nearest and dearest to  investors as the U.S. presidential election gathers steam this  week with Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire.
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US stocks were set for more pain on Friday as heightened credit concerns and fresh bad economic news weighed on investor sentiment.
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The US election went down to the wire last night in a tight race that lacked the controversy of the 2000 nail-biter but suggested a deeply polarized electorate wary of abandoning their commander-in-chief in a time of war.
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Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of the US presidential election. The US dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
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WASHINGTON: The United States of America, divided as never before, goes to the polls a few hours from now with the nerve-jangling possibility of not knowing the outcome immediately.
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The post-election stock market rally has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding US dollar, higher interest rates, the US current account deficit and Friday&#39;s rebound in oil prices.
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The stalemate between the House and Senate on immigration reform is riling US voters.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: The American election may be taking centre-stage, but on the other side of the Atlantic there&#39;s another neck-and-neck Presidential race underway, and this campaign is so dirty and bruising it makes the US poll seem rather genteel.
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NEW YORK The last Newsweek poll before election day suggests a big majority of Americans don&#39;t expect smooth sailing at voting booths.
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Business & money: Wall Street threatened by crumbling housing market.
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With the U.S. presidential election  finally over, stock investors won't get much of a break next  week as they face the next big obstacle -- higher interest  rates.
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The New York Stock Exchange has quietly pushed back a plan that would prevent brokers from voting their clientsÂ shares in board elections when the stockholders have given no voting instructions of their own.
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Wall Street stocks traded mixed Tuesday as the prospect of a tight race for the presidential elections prompted a late sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 18.
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US stock investors face a mind-numbing pile of information next week as corporate earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and the presidential election heads toward the homestretch.