The playbook for how Washington will be either reshaped or trapped in a lame-duck vortex until 2020 remains unclear in the immediate aftermath of recent mid-term elections, especially amid ongoing recounts and vote challenges. What is a certainty, however, is that companies cannot afford to place their bets on the Trump-era status quo of deregulation and economic nationalism.

In Tuesday nightโ€™s elections, Democrats recaptured the House of Representatives and Republicans held onto the Senate. The question now is how this parity among the chambers will affect governance.