Presidents Day is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the third Monday of February. The holiday was originally established to honor President George Washington’s birthday. While federal and state offices are closed, many businesses, including retail stores and restaurants, remain open. Presidents Day, a federal holiday, is Monday and while federal and…
Presidents Day is Monday and many Oregon offices and businesses will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. Each year, Presidents Day is observed on the third Monday in February as a way to honor American presidents. The holiday began as a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, the first president of the United States,…
President’s Day commemorates the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and honors all who have held the essential office. Aside from honoring the nation’s presidents who have served in office, the celebration is also known for offering students, government offices and some businesses a day off. Those preparing for the…
Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 17, giving some employees and students the day off, while others will head in to work on the federal holiday. Grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants will largely remain open on the holiday, but that will not be the case for banks, post offices, government offices and the stock…
U.S. stocks dipped in early trading, taking a breather after the major stock indexes posted the largest daily percentage gain since Nov. 6 since Nov. 6 on Wednesday, amid cooling inflation and strong bank earnings. Investors mostly shrugged off a weaker-than-expected gain in December retail sales and a higher-than-expected jump in weekly unemployment claims. The…
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…