October tends to be a positive month for stocks — unless a presidential election is looming

• World - Yahoo News

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• World - The Guardian

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• Politics - The Hill

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• Top stories - NBC News

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• Business - MarketWatch

  Kamala Harris buoyed by jobs report, inflation numbers with election a month away

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• Politics - NBC News

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