Midterm Surprises Threaten Wall Street’s Hopes Of A Split Government

The results of the midterm elections in the United States surprised many in the financial world who had been preparing for a split government. Now, Reuters reports, Wall Street may need to tweak its plans as the split government is looking far from certain, with the Democrats surprising with quite a few important wins. Democrats have retained control of the Senate, the report noted, with Republicans likely to gain a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. Yet this will be nowhere near the red wave that many expected these elections to…