Election result hangs over markets
Investors worry over improving odds of a Trump win - an outcome that will raise uncertainty and shake up status quo
THE bull market wobbled last week as Donald Trump's revival in the polls shocked investors and sent major indexes into the longest losing streak of their seven-year run.
A Trump win this week might be enough to deliver the death blow to the bull.
The Standard & Poor's 500 fell for nine sessions in a row, amassing losses of more than 3 per cent, its worst streak since the financial crisis of 2008.
Mr Trump, one of the most outlandishly unpredictable presidential nominees the US has ever seen, staged an eleventh hour comeback in the polls. His odds improved after revelations …
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