The blue wave that swept across US midterms buoyed Senate and House Democrats — as well as big tech shares and French bonds. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion Executive Editor Robert Burgess and reporter Matthew Griffin, who covers the intersection of politics and stocks, join host Sarah Holder to sort out the day’s market winners (the Fed) and losers (Elon Musk’s companies).

Read more: US Election 2026 | Markets in Context

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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Robert Burgess and Matthew Griffin; Produced by David Fox and Julia Press; Edited by Jeff Grocott and Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Alex Suguira.

The blue wave that swept across US midterms buoyed Senate and House Democrats &mdash; as well as big tech shares and French bonds. On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion Executive Editor Robert Burgess and reporter Matthew Griffin, who covers the intersection of politics and stocks, join host Sarah Holder to sort out the day&rsquo;s market winners (the Fed) and losers (Elon Musk&rsquo;s companies).
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-us-election-results/markets/">US Election 2026 |&nbsp;Markets in Context</a>
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Robert Burgess and Matthew Griffin; Produced by David Fox and Julia Press; Edited by Jeff Grocott and Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Alex Suguira.

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How the US Blue Wave Washed Through Global Markets

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