Democrats seize Congress; AMD shares surge - what’s moving markets

Investing.com - Futures linked to the main U.S. stock averages point higher, as investors assess the impact of a major Democratic victory in the American midterm elections. A large wave of support for Democrats leaves the party set to take control of both chambers of Congress and markets pondering a potential move to decelerate the artificial intelligence build-out. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices surge in extended hours trading on an upbeat outlook powered by strong sales of data-center chips. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by 118%. See this month's list » 1. Futures climb U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday.