I've already written about markets and business being fearful of a Barack Obama presidency. Well, we saw further proof of this in the two days following his election.

Remember that stocks measure future performance. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and the S&P fell by over five percent each on the Wednesday following Obama's victory, the most they had fallen after an election in history. By the end of the week, they had fallen more than seven percent each, also a record-breaker for the Dow Jones and the S&P.

No one better determines the prospect of market and business success than the people who put their money where their mouth is. And, with Obama now confirmed as president, our economic future is not looking so hot.