Posted on 12/30/2024 9:34:10 AM PST by V_TWIN
The New York Stock Exchange will close trading on January 9 to honor a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
It is customary for the NYSE to close trading to honor the passing of the president. The last such occasion was in December 2018 for the death of George Herbert Walker Bush.
Nasdaq will also close for trading that day. The bond market will close early at 2:00 p.m. ET, per the recommendation of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Why? Our economy has to take a hit for this failure of a President. I guess it makes sense really with the butchering he did to the economy.
A buddy of mine works for the Army Corps of Engineers and he mentioned they will be getting a day off also, apparently it’s a perk for federal employees to get a day off when a President dies, had no idea....
The fed gov made juneteeth a federal holiday......A president dying is a no brainer.
US flag to Half-Staff for Thirty Days......that I DIDN’T expect.
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