Trump, JD Vance and stock market momentum: Here’s why

Former President Trump officially won the GOP nomination with his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, in tow. 

The Republican senator from Ohio, a former Marine, private equity alum and author of a bestseller-turned-Netflix special, received the nod on Monday, two days after the former president narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania. 

"Prior to this horrific event, the markets were already sniffing out, subsequent to the debate, a Trump victory.