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#Election2018 – For those interested in tracking tonight’s results themselves, here is a printable scorecard to add to the fun! May this 11/6 be your best yet! https://adobe.ly/2OrCd9z  

Today, my son Chip decided to show up at work dressed as me to celebrate the holiday. His point that I wear black on a regular basis is well taken. LOL, I’ve never seen him in glasses or with a sweater.

#FuturesFall U.S. stocks are poised to follow Asian and European bourses lower at the opening. The S&P 500 is down 6.0% (175 points), since hitting its record high a month ago on September 20. Futures are forecasting the Dow and S&P to be down ~1.5% at the market opening this morning. Skittish investors cite the

Housing Starts: 871 new single-family homes went under construction in September, and markets acted unfavorably to the news. The WSJ, Bloomberg, CNBC, reporting the figures as “Another weak month,” “Continuing soft stretch,” “Housing starts fall more than expected.” Is homebuilding nearing its end or is this setback just a bump in the road? Single-family home

Why are stocks rallying today? Perhaps, it is that 80% of reporting companies, thus far, have exceeded street consensus forecasts (beats). The market has been at a pivotable state, teetering against opposing forces. There some that espouse the expansion is nearing its twilight and stocks will discount future gains in anticipation of economic slowdown and