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Last February, just months after Donald Trump shocked the world and won the 2016 presidential election, WPP plc (NYSE:WPP) CEO Sir Martin Sorrell made a prediction: The economy, and U.S. markets, would respond well for the next two or three years to Trump’s policies encouraging deregulation and tax code overhauls.

Last February, just months after Donald Trump shocked the world and won the 2016 presidential election, WPP plc (NYSE:WPP) CEO Sir Martin Sorrell made a prediction: The economy, and U.S. markets, would respond well for the next two or three years to Trump’s policies encouraging deregulation and tax code overhauls.

Celgene Corp's shares slumped as much as 20 percent on Thursday after its psoriasis treatment Otezla, one of its key new drugs, missed analyst estimates for quarterly sales and the drugmaker lowered its overall 2020 sales outlook.

Celgene Corp's shares slumped as much as 20 percent on Thursday after its psoriasis treatment Otezla, one of its key new drugs, missed analyst estimates for quarterly sales and the drugmaker lowered its overall 2020 sales outlook.

American Airlines Group Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, benefiting from higher demand for business and leisure travel.

American Airlines Group Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, benefiting from higher demand for business and leisure travel.

Ford Motor Co. reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit on Thursday, driven largely by U.S. sales of its high-margin pickup trucks, and raised the low end of its full-year earnings forecast.

Ford Motor Co. reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit on Thursday, driven largely by U.S. sales of its high-margin pickup trucks, and raised the low end of its full-year earnings forecast.

United Parcel Service Inc reported a quarterly net profit on Thursday that was pulled down by the impact of hurricanes that hit the U.S. South in August and September.

United Parcel Service Inc reported a quarterly net profit on Thursday that was pulled down by the impact of hurricanes that hit the U.S. South in August and September.

Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit that edged past estimates, benefiting from a rise in passenger traffic and revenue.

Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit that edged past estimates, benefiting from a rise in passenger traffic and revenue.

Printer and copier maker Xerox Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, boosted by new product rollouts and cost cuts.

Printer and copier maker Xerox Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, boosted by new product rollouts and cost cuts.

CME Group Inc, the world's largest futures market operator, reported a 34.7 percent fall in quarterly profit, hurt by higher expenses.

CME Group Inc, the world's largest futures market operator, reported a 34.7 percent fall in quarterly profit, hurt by higher expenses.