Stock markets surge as Democrats win control of House, Senate

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Uploaded: 2026-11-05

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[0:00] Wall Street is responding to the

[0:01] Democrats midterms victory. Stocks rose

[0:04] after the party flipped control of

[0:06] Congress with investors weighing what

[0:08] this political shift could mean for the

[0:09] economy. The Dow Jones Industrial

[0:11] Average soared more than 1500 points or

[0:13] about 3% today. The tech heavy Nasdaq

[0:16] composite gained 1.4%. The broader S&P

[0:19] 500 rose 1.6%. CBS News business

[0:22] contributor Javier Devid

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