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U.S. stock futures Thursday pointed to a fourth session of strong rallies for the Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

The Dow jumped more than 800 points, or about 3%, at Wednesday's highs. The blue chip average's three-session surge, which wiped about three-quarters of last week's worst decline since March, comes as investors look at the prospect of continued divided government taking tax hikes off the table in the event of a Biden win.Thursday afternoon, with expectations of the status quo: Near zero percent interest rates and a continuation of the extraordinary monetary stimulus to support the U.

needed to win the presidency, Biden has 253 and Trump has 214, after NBC News projected the former vice president the winner in Michigan and Wisconsin. As many swing states continue to count votes, Biden is ahead in Arizona, which has 11 electoral votes, and Nevada, with six. If he were to win both of those states, Biden would hit the 270 number no matter what happens in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, three states where Trump has leads.

Republicans appear set to hold their majority in the Senate with five races still uncalled by NBC News. While Democrats are projected to keep control of the House, Republicans appear ready to flip some seats and chip away at their majority.New daily coronavirus cases in the U.S.on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

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This is the most incredible week! Now its Thursday, 3 monsterous days, and futures are way up again! Amazing! NASDAQ futures up over 300!

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