The stock market does not do better when the White House and both houses of Congress are controlled by the same political party. That’s important to keep in mind now that the U.S. has elected a Republican president and a Republican Senate — while it ...

The 2024 elections have delivered key wins in select states that will significantly shift the control of Congress to Republicans.

Donald Trump's Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their narrow hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control both chambers of Congress next year.

The Russell 1000 Value index was up 2.7% on Wednesday afternoon, outperforming the 2.4% rise of the Russell 1000 Growth index, according to FactSet data, at last check. Among small-cap stocks, the Russell 2000 Value index was climbing 6.1% to surpass the Russell 2000 Growth index’s 5.2% advance.

With the winner of the 2024 presidential race being called sooner than many had expected, markets are on the rise. Trump-linked stocks are seeing the biggest gains. Stock market futures are up across the board in premarket trading this morning after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election.