Instead of the anticipated post-election euphoria, U.S. stock markets gave way to post-election anxiety with major indexes plunging on Wednesday following Barack Obama’s history-making victory. While investors can lay to rest the uncertainty surrounding who would next be in the driving seat of the world’s superpower, the U.S. and the rest of the world are still facing enormous financial challenges for which there is no quick fix. The Dow Jones industrial average lost as much as 513 points during the day, rallying slightly later to close at a loss of 486 points, or...
