The United States has been rocked amid an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. Trump narrowly missed more severe injury thanks to his own swift action and efforts by the Secret Service. The President and his supporters will now turn their attention to the Republican National Convention and then the ultimate prize, winning the White House for four more years come November. Indeed the eye-opening turn of events in the presidential election race have direct implications for investors who up until now, have largely been ignoring the political rhetoric and pushing stocks to fresh highs. However if Trump – who had been leading President Joe Biden in most polls – receives a boost in popularity, talk of a Republican sweep in November will take center stage up and down Wall Street. How would a Republican sweep impact the markets and the economy? Is talk like this too premature and Biden could surprise investors with a win? And in doing so, push through an agenda of higher taxes for the wealthy among other items? Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi orchestrates an engaging roundtable on the new path forward for investors in the wake of this stunning moment in American history. He is joined by Brian Gardner, Chief Washington Policy Strategist at Stifel, Terry Gardner, C.J. Lawrence Partner & Portfolio Strategist, and Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschul.

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00:00-Brian Gardner, Terry Gardner, and Ben Werschul join Opening Bid

00:40-Why isn't the market reacting after an assassination attempt?

03:30-What do investors think of a second Trump presidency?

9:25-Should investors prepare for a republican sweep?

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

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