Democracy is under attack. And Wall Street is sounding the alarm

Business leaders, investors and economists are sounding the alarm about the state of democracy in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.

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Dow Nasdaq S&P +167.71   +120.51   +26.21 30,391.60   12,818.96   3,726.86 +0.55%   +0.95%   +0.71% YTD -0.70%   YTD -0.54%   YTD -0.78%

Biggest Winners Occidental Petroleum Corp +10.09%   Marathon Oil Corp +9.08%   Halliburton Co +8.39%   EOG Resources Inc +8.14% Biggest Losers Vornado Realty Trust -2.78%   Pultegroup Inc -2.70%   Moody's Corp -2.61%   Fidelity National Information Services Inc -2.31%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $49.84 -0.09 / -0.18% Gold $1,953.20 -1.20 / -0.06% 10-yr 0.96% +0.04 Euro $1.23 +0.00 / +0.38%

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