this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. my colleague, tom hudson, is off tonight. egypt s president hosni mubarak said today he will step down from power, and he set a date. it s september of this year, right after egypt s elections. but that announcement did not quell protestors. they want the president to resign immediately. despite the continuing uncertainty in egypt, u.s. stock markets rallied today with the dow closing above 12,000. in the oil markets, prices dipped a bit, but they re still at the highest level in three years. erika miller looks at where crude prices are headed from here. reporter: anti-government protests continue to heat up in egypt, and that s heating up trading in the new york oil pits. light sweet crude has jumped about 6% in less than a week. traders worry strikes in egypt could shut down the suez canal, as well as the pipeli
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for joining us. as americans cast their votes in polling booths across the country, investors on wall street voted with their wallets, buying up stocks. susie, the major market indexes closed at six-month highs today. susie: tom, there s a lot of historical data suggesting the period after mid-term elections is positive for stocks, especially when it leads to political gridlock. tom: but there is some concern this year s election results might not lead to a windfall for investors. as we continue our coverage midterm 2010: it s the economy, suzanne pratt gets wall street s take on today s election. reporter: in washington, it may be all about elephants and donkeys, but on wall street, there s only one beast that counts. and when it comes to mid-term elections, history shows bulls love gridlock. a sc
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for joining us. as americans cast their votes in polling booths across the country, investors on wall street voted with their wallets, buying up stocks. susie, the major market indexes closed at six-month highs today. susie: tom, there s a lot of historical data suggesting the period after mid-term elections is positive for stocks, especially when it leads to political gridlock. tom: but there is some concern this year s election results might not lead to a windfall for investors. as we continue our coverage midterm 2010: it s the economy, suzanne pratt gets wall street s take on today s election. reporter: in washington, it may be all about elephants and donkeys, but on wall street, there s only one beast that counts. and when it comes to mid-term elections, history shows bulls love gridlock. a sc
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for joining us. as americans cast their votes in polling booths across the country, investors on wall street voted with their wallets, buying up stocks. susie, the major market indexes closed at six-month highs today. susie: tom, there s a lot of historical data suggesting the period after mid-term elections is positive for stocks, especially when it leads to political gridlock. tom: but there is some concern this year s election results might not lead to a windfall for investors. as we continue our coverage midterm 2010: it s the economy, suzanne pratt gets wall street s take on today s election. reporter: in washington, it may be all about elephants and donkeys, but on wall street, there s only one beast that counts. and when it comes to mid-term elections, history shows bulls love gridlock. a sc
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for joining us. as americans cast their votes in polling booths across the country, investors on wall street voted with their wallets, buying up stocks. susie, the major market indexes closed at six-month highs today. susie: tom, there s a lot of historical data suggesting the period after mid-term elections is positive for stocks, especially when it leads to political gridlock. tom: but there is some concern this year s election results might not lead to a windfall for investors. as we continue our coverage midterm 2010: it s the economy, suzanne pratt gets wall street s take on today s election. reporter: in washington, it may be all about elephants and donkeys, but on wall street, there s only one beast that counts. and when it comes to mid-term elections, history shows bulls love gridlock. a sc