It’s Election Day, and while many Hoosiers head to their polling places and cast their votes, others will balance regular errands like grocery shopping, mailing packages or going to the bank. But are they open? Although Election Day is not included on a list of federal holidays, some states do observe it as one. Many state offices will…
With Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day both falling on Monday, will any businesses or services be open on the holiday? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national holiday in 1934, according to the Library of Congress. Now a federal holiday, the second Monday of October has been celebrated as Columbus Day since…
Cleanup from Hurricane Milton’s destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored. Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday evening and barreled east across the state, wreaking havoc before spinning out into the…
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both achieved record highs by the end of the week, fueled by a strong kickoff to the third-quarter earnings season, which helped to offset concerns over last month’s unexpected inflation uptick. Financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of New York Mellon…