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Election 2020
Small radio stations in Georgia benefit from big spending on U.S. Senate races
Dec 31, 2020
From classic rock to gospel, even music stations are seeing a bump in ad revenue from the Senate runoffs.
What the USC Daybreak poll got right and wrong about 2020 election predictions
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Nov 19, 2020
Asking people who they think their friends and family members will vote for may end up being a close estimate of actual election outcomes.
Thinking about moving investments because of a new president? You might want to wait a bit longer.
by
Daniel Shin
and David Brancaccio
Nov 12, 2020
"It's hard to see how electing any president makes a difference to people's long-term portfolios," says Barry Ritholtz.
Nebraskans vote to cap interest rates on payday loans
Nov 11, 2020
Voters overwhelmingly approved limiting annual interest on small-dollar loans to 36%.
Public transit emerges a big winner in election
Nov 5, 2020
Even as the pandemic drives down ridership, voters approved more than a dozen local transit measures.
How markets are reacting to the presidential election
by
David Brancaccio
, Victoria Craig
, Daniel Shin
, Meredith Garretson
, Erika Soderstrom
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 4, 2020
Market analysts have started to look at what particular election outcomes might mean for markets, U.S. fiscal policy and more.
Campaign spending could continue long after Election Day
Nov 4, 2020
Nearly $14 billion will be spent by the parties and campaigns this year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That’s more than double what was spent in 2016.
For public good, not for profit.
Stock futures, oil prices bounce after Trump falsely asserts he won
Nov 4, 2020
As of 4 a.m. Eastern time, Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden still were locked in tight races in a handful of battleground states.
Wall Street follows world markets higher as Americans vote on Election Day
Nov 3, 2020
Markets are up on investor hopes that a Joe Biden victory in the U.S. presidential election might lead to more economic stimulus.
The case for making Election Day an official holiday
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Nov 3, 2020
Andrea Hailey, CEO of the nonprofit Vote.org, thinks making Election Day a national holiday would go far in increasing turnout.