Walz provided a final address on a national platform before the election on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Monday night, where he underscored the Vice President Kamala Harris campaign's focus on Pennsylvania, the hotly contested battleground state that Trump eventually won, along with its 19 electoral votes.

Polls across these states in recent days showed tight races in all seven swing states: Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona. Netting a total of 93 electoral college votes between them, winning the close races in these states forms the pathway for Trump and Harris towards the White House.

Although Trump has vowed to somehow lower mortgage rates if elected, the prospect of his election victory had been driving mortgage rates higher in recent weeks. After touching a two-year low in mid-September, mortgage rates have risen for five consecutive weeks, hitting 6.72% last week, according to Freddie Mac.

The Dow’s strong gain this year favored the Democrats and Kamala Harris. But Wall Street is increasingly disconnected from Main Street.

Renewable-energy stocks have tumbled since Trump won the election as markets eye the potential for the president-elect to roll back green-energy policies.

The parent company of Truth Social continues to see volatile trading even with Trump returning to the White House. Some investors may want to cash out while they can. One of the most volatile stocks of 2024 is undoubtedly Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

Donald Trump, majority owner of the Truth Social operator Trump Media, defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Investing.com - With Donald Trump now set to return to the White House for a second four-year term and Republicans taking hold of at least the Senate, investors are attempting to assess how the US president-elect's policies and a conservative