[blam]

The DJIA is up 13 as I post. See here.

[Mr. K]

Obama had a half trillion to still spend...

Is there some stock propping up taking place?

[sarasota]

Soros $$$

[GreenAccord]

I heard a market analyst (on Fox Biz?) saying markets LOVE gridlock in DC. They also are primarily predictive of market conditions rather than reactive. The markets are making a run based on their anticipation of the oncoming Republican onslaught on November 2.

[pnh102]

This isn’t really surprising. Companies have saved a ton of money by firing people and making whoever is left do more at the same pay. All of this cost cutting translates into profit.

[pookie18]

One of the main reasons behind the market's rise is the higher probability that the Pubbies retake congress...

[blam]

Daily State of Markets: Has Goldilocks Returned?

"In my nearly 30 years of playing Ms. Market's game, I've definitely seen periods of time when bad news is good news for the stock market and vice versa. But rarely has there been an environment where both good and bad news is good for stocks (well, okay, as long as the good news isn't TOO good, that is). So, while I don't have to like it, it appears that Goldilocks has returned to the corner of Broad and Wall."

[TexasFreeper2009]

many of these companies now make and sell most of their products overseas and the rest of the world is moving away from the failed policies of socialism.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

“Republican Rally”.

Markets are anticipating GOP gains next month.

[FromLori]

The bigger they are the harder they fall comes to mind

[steve86]

This is the kind of market behavior you get before a once or twice a century magnitude crash.

[dagogo redux]

Gold. And Lead.

[3niner]

Markets anticipate news. They are up because they anticipate a Republican blowout on 11-2.