The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet
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America won’t be picking a president Nov. 3, but this is how the voting results could affect fuel prices, taxes and more.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- No related companies are mapped for this report yet.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
America won’t be picking a president Nov. 3, but this is how the voting results could affect fuel prices, taxes and more.
Source: MarketWatch
Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies that tend to gain
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet.” Reason on file: This fund moves with oil prices. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: A fund of energy companies. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: A fund of oil and gas producers. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
- OIH Vaneck Vectors Etf
Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet.” Reason on file: Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
No up or down call on file
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet.” Reason on file: Tracks Brent, the global crude benchmark. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
United States Oil Fund (USO)
United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet,” the 26 Oct 2026 this story story.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: This fund moves with oil prices. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: A fund of energy companies. Linked by “fuel + prices” in this story
Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range
BNO traded between 58.70 and 71.28 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.98. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.55. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.32.
What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)
40 out of 100
“The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.