The US presidential race is very tight and could move in either direction as the count continues

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presidential-election-resultJust before 5 p.m. Eastern time, Hillary Clinton was seen leaving her home in Chappaqua, New York, heading toward New York City in a motorcade. She will host an Election Night party at Manhattan’s Javits Center.

Donald Trump spent most of the day at Trump Tower, also in Manhattan. The GOP nominee’s party will be hosted, however, at the New York Hilton Midtown. Ahead of the night, a cake made in Trump’s likeness was spotted being wheeled into his headquarters.

Around midnight Eastern Time Trump was leading Clinton 232- 208 in electoral votes. whoever attains the magic number of 270 will be the winner .

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US election result

 

The  markets around the world are upset about the results so far since they were counting on a decisive Clinton victory

Around midnight Eastern time The Future Dow Jones is down over 4 %, Nasdaq down over 5% and S @ P is down over 5%

The markets in the Far East are also way down
Nikkei 225 Japan – 5.32 %
Hang Seng Hong Kong – 2.82 %

Future crude oil prices and gas prices are also way down
But Gold is way up around 4%

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