Reuters - U.S. stocks had their biggest Election Day rally ever on Tuesday as investors looked forward to the end of the uncertainty surrounding the long fight for the White House, while global credit markets showed more signs of a thaw.
AFP - Wall Street and European stocks rallied as Americans voted Tuesday, with investors hoping that a new president will bring relief from the global financial crisis.
AP - World markets surged higher Tuesday as the uncertainty about who will be the next U.S. president neared an end and a leading U.S. investment bank told its clients in Europe to buy stocks after the savaging they have taken in the last few weeks.
Reuters - Global credit markets showed more signs of a thaw on Tuesday and Australia cut interest rates sharply ahead of expected reductions in Europe this week, but the deep freeze in bank lending appeared far from over.