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President Barack Obama will be re-elected in November, and Republicans will pick up 10 to 20 more seats in House of Representatives and will likely take control of the Senate, according to Federated Investors Inc.

This is a guest post by J. Christopher Donahue, President and CEO, Federated Investors .

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U.S. stocks dropped for a sixth day, the longest slump since November for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as Facebook Inc.'s record initial public offering failed to boost confidence in a market rattled by Europe's debt crisis.

U.S. stocks declined Monday, with the Dow industrials on track for their eighth losing session out of the last nine, as investors worried about Greece's potential exit from the euro zone.

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US stocks plunged Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month.

Stocks plunged Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month.

Stocks plunged Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 61.98 points to 13,206.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 35.55 points to 3,024.30 and the S&P 500 Stock Index was down 10.74 points to 1,391.57. The Department of Labor reported initial claims for jobless benefits fell 27,000 in the past week to 365,000. On Friday the department will release employment ... (more)

U.S. stock markets are flat as jobless claims fell to 365,000 in the week ended April 28, a one-month low.

Should investors get into financials now? Maybe. The answer has to do with the fundamentals of financial services companies, but also on your tolerance for risk.

The 10-second takeaway For the quarter ended March 31 , Federated Investors missed estimates on revenues and crushed expectations on earnings per share.