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Good morning. Today is Tuesday, November 5th. I'm Julie Morgan. On this election day, we're hearing from you about the top economic concerns.

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It should come as no surprise that today is Election Day in the U.S.

Even though it is not likely that we will know who is the clear winner by the end of the day in the race for president,

today is the final day to cast a ballot for either former president Donald Trump

or current vice president Kamala Harris. A survey by seeking alpha that polled over 2,000 subscribers

of the Wall Street Breakfast newsletter shows that debt levels are the biggest economic concern

for Americans coming in at 44%. The cost of illegal immigration and consumer

inflation both came in at 15 percent. 6 percent said the stock market is a concern and jobs and wages

are what concerned them the least. Debt loads have soared since the COVID era amid heavy spending

on the pandemic and conflicts across the globe.

That's on top of other major contributors to the deficit, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security,

which have led the national debt to top $35 trillion.

David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation, said in a note last week that the most important

outcome for investors is that there is a clear, unambiguous winner on the 6th of November.

If there is any uncertainty over which candidate has won and should this lead to a drawn-out

legal dispute or worse, then the market reaction is likely to be very negative.

He went on to say that the S&P 500 lost 10% with a month-long wait in 2020

between the vote and the outcome that was ultimately forced by the Supreme Court.

Morgan Stanley in a note Sunday flagged a potential hurry- and wait scenario toward the election outcome.

One strategist said a repeat of 2020's long and noisy vote count is plausible, as vote-by-mill

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