A split or divided government coming out of a consequential U.S. presidential election next week could hold the key to how stocks perform going forward. The Nov. 5th election is set to remove a critical overhang for markets, which have had trouble pricing in a victory for either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris with any real certainty. The latest NBC News poll shows that both contestants are locked in a dead heat.
Meeting 3 p.m. Consumer Credit SA Earnings: PG & E , Moderna , Molson Coors Beverage , Halliburton , Tapestry , The Hershey Co ., Ralph Lauren , Warner Bros. Discovery , Airbnb , Axon Enterprise , Expedia Group , Akamai Technologies , Fortinet Friday Nov. 8 10 a.m. Michigan Sentiment preliminary Earnings: Paramount Global — CNBC's Alex Harring contributed to this report.