So much for another Trump vs. Biden debate! President Biden has stunned the world by announcing he will not seek re-election. In the process, he has tossed his support to his Vice President Kamala Harris. But not everyone in the Democratic party has anointed Harris as the torchbearer, with former President Obama staying on the sidelines with his endorsement. As if presidential election season wasn’t already chaos for investors, so begins a leap into the great unknown in terms of trading and long-term wealth building. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi and Washington correspondent Ben Werschul serve up the hot takeaways for investors now that the presidential election landscape has been totally upended.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.

Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.

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00:00-Ben Werschul joins Opening Bid

00:30-All in for Harris

01:00-Capitol Gains podcast launches from Yahoo Finance

02:00-Trump 2.0 past market impacts vs eyes on Harris' future industry friends

04:00-Harris the AI czar

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Alexander Frangeskides and Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

Ben Werschkul is Washington correspondent for Yahoo Finance covering economic policy and the intersection of financial issues and the nation's capital.

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