Wall Street gains as traders bet on Clinton triumph

U.S. stocks rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as investors bet Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton would win the U.S. presidential election. Wall Street sees the former secretary of state as a status quo candidate lending stability to the markets, while Republican candidate Donald Trump's stances on foreign policy, trade and immigration are less certain. Data company VoteCastr, which is providing real-time election information through news outlets, including Slate, showed Clinton wi