Welcome to No 10 ... but do prime ministers really move the stock market?

Pundits fear that shares may slump after an inconclusive result on 7 May. But investors in a globalised world have more to worry about than a hung parliament The headlines began warning us months ago of stock-market meltdown should the opposition win control after 7 May. "Shares tipped to fall if Labour wins next year's general election" the Daily Telegraph announced in October, and some business leaders have echoed the sentiment, notably Stefano Pessina, boss of US-owned Boots the chemist. Latt...