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The U.S. stock market will be open half the day today, Wednesday, December 24, 2025, in honor of Christmas Eve. There will be ...

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Last Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson unexpectedly adjourned the U.S. House of Representatives until September. The next day, the S&P 500 SPX hit another all-time high. Coincidence? Several ...

The NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange will both close at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve, according to their websites. The stock and bond markets will reopen for regular hours, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on ...

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The S&P 500 often rises following a shutdown. It has increased one month after each occurrence since 1980. There is no clear link between shutdown duration and market impact; longer doesn't mean worse ...

Some in Congress have finally worked out that some of your Social Security retirement dollars should be invested. But is it too late? We're still short $25 trillion. "Let joy be unconfined. Let there ...

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