Author: Jessica Menton, USA TODAY

U.S. stocks catapulted to records Monday on news that a second COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed promise, bolstering hopes of an economic recovery.

Stocks finished mostly higher Wednesday, with tech stocks joining this week’s rally as signs of a COVID-19 vaccine sparked hopes of a quicker-than-expected recovery.

U.S. stocks soared Monday after Pfizer said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19.

U.S. stock futures added to their post-election gains on Sunday evening after Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.

The next coronavirus stimulus package could be smaller after an expected Democratic blue wave failed to materialize, experts say.

Stocks closed out their best week since April on Friday, driven by the potential for more gridlock in Washington even as the winner of the White House is still unknown.

Stock futures gyrated Wednesday morning as investors await election results, with hotly contested states like Michigan and Pennsylvania up in the air.

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If you’re watching the stock market to signal who the next president is, Friday’s closing is a telling sign.

It turns out the stock market cares more about which party controls Congress than it does about which party wins the presidency.