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Getty Images The global economy is a perpetual motion machine, but U.S. stock exchanges do take breaks: Independence Day is one of nine holidays on which the markets are shuttered (in addition to ...
The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
4 Holidays and observances. 5 References. ... The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, ... 2013 – A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, ...
Stock Market Holidays Observed by the New York Stock Exchange. Holiday. 2021 . New Year’s Day. Friday, Jan. 1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Monday, Jan. 18
December Daily Holidays and Observances Dec. 1: Antarctica Day, Day Without Art, National Christmas Lights Day, National Eat a Red Apple Day, National Peppermint Bark Day
Some observances last an entire week or the whole month. Hanukkah is a week-long observance, as well as Kwanzaa . And if you like to play games, the whole month of December is Bingo Month.
Native American Heritage Day has faced heavy criticism from Native Americans, as the date of the holiday is seen by many as an insult or in poor taste to Indigenous heritage and culture. [7] Thanksgiving is known as the National Day of Mourning for many Native Americans, as they believe it celebrates events correlated with the displacement and ...