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The midterms are coming. Here's what the stock market has actually done before and after since 1874

The midterms are coming. Here's what the stock market has actually done before and after since 1874
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Since 1874, the S&P 500 has climbed in the year following 32 of the last 38 midterm elections, gaining an average of 14%, according to a Motley Fool analysis of election-year stock market history. Neither how many seats the president’s party loses in Congress nor which party ends up running Washi...

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