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  "id": 18050890,
  "title": "US stock futures dip as investors await midterm election results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-stock-futures-dip-as-investors-await-midterm-election-results",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T01:12:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/us-stock-futures-dip-as-investors-await-midterm-election-results-4997063"
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  "account": "US stock futures experienced a dip on Wednesday as investors held their breath for the outcome of the US midterm elections. The focus was on whether Democrats could seize control of Congress from President Donald Trump's Republican Party. Democrat Jon Ossoff secured re-election in Georgia, marking the first significant race called in the night as polls closed in seven states. Democrats are favored to capture the House, while both parties are intensely competing for the Senate in state-by-state races. For traders, the difference between a narrow Democratic majority and a decisive victory is crucial, according to Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone. A slim blue wave might already be priced in.\n\nIn the Senate, where at least nine races are considered competitive, Democrats secured the first of 35 seats up for grabs on Tuesday, with US Senator Mark Warner retaining his position in Virginia as expected. Democrats require a net gain of four seats to claim control of that chamber. Weston suggested that the most significant market reaction may stem not from which party secures Congress, but from the extent to which they win and how far the results deviate from expectations. Futures for the S&P 500 declined by 0.5%, while Nasdaq futures dropped by 0.9%.\n\nAsian markets showed a slight uptick as technology stocks, which had been under pressure, received a boost. Strong results from chipmaker AMD eased concerns about the sustainability of the AI trade. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose by 0.4%, led by South Korean stocks, which surged more than 2% during early trading. However, Japan's Nikkei slipped by 1.5% after returning from a holiday.\n\nAMD forecast faster-than-anticipated growth in 2027 as its data-center sales increased and its multibillion-dollar challenge to Nvidia intensified. This forecast, coupled with the company's third-quarter results, provided a compelling counterargument to mounting fears that the AI boom might be losing momentum. These developments helped relieve investor worries following Intel's weak outlook the previous week.\n\nOil prices were volatile on Wednesday, having fallen to a four-week low in the preceding session. Investors weighed the outcomes of talks aimed at ending the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran against the risk that attacks in both conflicts could further disrupt oil supplies. The blockade of the critical Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for 20% of global oil supplies, had already stirred inflationary concerns and upended the outlook for global interest rates.",
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        "title": "US stock futures dip as investors await midterm election results",
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