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DOW 9319.83 -5.18 -0.06% NASDAQ 1726.33 5.38 +0.31% S&P 966.3 -2.45 -0.25%   Monday, Nov. 03, 2008   CNBC TASK FORCE     Rick Santelli, CNBC "On-Air Editor" I think it is great that so many people have gotten excited about the upcoming election. We are living through historically tough times and the electorate wants things to get better.....especially regarding the economy. Yet realistic expectations will return on Wednesday along with the election returns. Again we will all rediscover that much of what ails the U.S. and the globe HAS NO SILVER BULLET no matter how the politics play out Tuesday...at least in the near term. There will be a new cabinet, new advisors, new economists that will have to deal with much of what has already been fleshed out by the current treasury secretary and fed. As a market "guy" I would recommend paying very close attention to Wednesday's treasury announcement on the amount of securities the treasury must sell to pay for what is already on the books----never mind the programs we haven't heard about yet from our newly elected leaders.     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     Stocks With '10-20% Growth' Prospects The troubled economy is steering shoppers away from high-end retailers, toward discount stores. What does that mean for the shares of companies that run the discount...read more     Five Economic Challenges Facing the Next President Talking about an economic recovery and making one happen are two very different things. And whomever becomes the nation's 44th president, he'll face an unenviable task...read more     Can Infrastructure Spending Save U.S.? As soon as the election is over, law makers are expected to turn their focus to a new fiscal stimulus package regardless of who wins the presidency. Citi Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Officer Edward Kerschner says if the past is a guide, the best solution will be to include infrastructure investment in that package....read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. US Stocks: Stuck at the Bottom for Next Five Years? The U.S. markets may see sideways movement down at the bottom for the next 3 to 5 years, says Ron Ianieri, chief markets strategist at the Options University, as he has noted an "ABC" pattern to the charts. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong more.     2. Cheap Oil Era Is Over: BP CEO "The era of cheap oil is over, the era of cheap energy is over," Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, told CNBC in an exclusive interview. As the world will start growing after the recession, energy prices will go up again, he said.     3.Challenge for the Next President The next President faces some very tough challenges, with Mickey Levy, Bank of America and Lewis Alexander, Citi     4.A Scary October for Automakers Insight on auto car sales in October, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau and Paul Kedrosky, Ten Asset Mgmt.     5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Erin Burnett.     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     McCain's Problem And Why Young People Like Obama On election night eve, a look at why Obama has connected with the younger voter....read more See All CNBC.com Blogs   Watch CNBC live on your desktop. Click here to find out how.   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS

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