Stock markets and banking services have altered schedules ahead of Christmas Day and Eve. The markets will return to normal hours on Friday, December 26. Banks will be operating with reduced hours as ...

If you're looking to buy or trade on the stock market this holiday season, it might be a good idea to plan ahead. United States stock markets will close early on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and will be closed ...

Christmas is over. Many Americans will soon take down their Christmas trees, mistletoe, and lights. However, Santa Claus may stick around – at least for the stock market. What might a Santa Claus ...

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Wall Street remains pretty quiet as trading resumes for the week’s final day. CICC is one of the few analysts still at its desk initiating coverage of stocks this week, starting Walmart (NYSE: WMT) at ...

Sometimes stocks experience outsize upward movements during the final trading days of the year, known as a Santa Claus rally. Investing in the S&P 500 is a proven winning investment decision whether ...

Many schools and offices are closed the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, but the stock market is open. In fact, the day after Christmas tends to be a strong day for the market. According ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares in London hit new peak ...

Away from the traditional Christmas stock market trading, metals trade around global exchanges on a different set of fundamentals. It seems that they are the most beneficent victims of Santa's flow.