U.S. stocks finish solidly higher after Election Day rally

Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:02:41 -0500
U.S. stocks finish solidly higher after Election Day rally

U.S. stocks rally as millions of Americans cast ballots to determine whether
Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama wins the presidency,
with polls favoring the latter to replace George W. Bush in the White
House.

AMERICANS GO TO POLLS FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

Millions of Americans are casting votes for the next president of the United
States, with Democratic candidate Barack Obama leading Republican rival John
McCain in every poll.

DEMOCRATS ANTICIPATING BIG WINS ON CAPITOL HILL

U.S. voters are choosing lawmakers in elections across the country in addition
to a new president, with Democrats appearing poised to pick up several new
seats in both houses of Congress on this historic Election Day.

YAHOO HAS LITTLE REMAINING UPSIDE IN GOOGLE DEAL, ANALYSTS SAY

A revised search deal with Google is likely to limit the upside for Yahoo and
could push the troubled Web portal back to considering a merger with Microsoft,
analysts say.