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clinton trump: Election 2016: Live results and updates as voters go to polls to pick Clinton or Trump Read: Here when polls close in every state on Election Day Also read:How the stock market performs on, and after, Election Day But the punishing campaign between Clinton and Trump, perhaps, has buried the fact that the S&P 500 index SPX, +1.11% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.40% aren't doing as shabbily as their previous multiday skid would imply, according to Market Watch. Of course, Monday monster rally, on the back of the Federal Bureau of Investigation clearing Clinton, did its part to lift equities from out of its doldrums, but overall there are a number of reasons for cheer in the broader market and the economy as the historic contest for the White House winds down. The drama-filled battle between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump likely will come to a conclusion Tuesday. Employment: The U.S. added 161,000 new jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell below 5% to 4.9%. That reflects a tight labor market, and importantly, hourly pay increased 2.8% from October 2015 to October 2016—the most rapid 12-month gain since mid-2009. Check out: Election Day is finally here, with a chance for stocks to rally 30% Corporate earnings Nearly 90% of companies have released quarterly results, with third-quarter earnings on track to grow at about 2.7% compared with the same period last year. Growth The government said a preliminary reading of gross domestic product, the official scorecard for the economy, shows that it expanded at a 2.9% annual clip from July through September—a marked improvement from the first half of the year when the U.S. grew just barely over 1% and the fastest pace of growth in two years. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.