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Markets Will Close For President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral: What You Need To Know
Monday, December 30, 2024 - 12:13pm | 543Read More...Major U.S. stock markets are set to close Jan. 9 to honor the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 Sunday. What Happened: The New York Stock Exchange, which is owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), confirmed Monday it will close markets on Jan. 9...
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More Cannabis Workers Tricked By Alleged Management-Aligned Or Fake Marijuana Unions
Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 10:34am | 963Read More...“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream,” Martin Luther King Jr. said in his 1963 'I Have a Dream' speech. Celebrated as a prominent civil rights leader, MLK was...
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Biden Draws Inspiration From Martin Luther King Jr.'s Economic Equality Message: 'America Is Big Enough For Everyone To Do Well'
Monday, August 28, 2023 - 12:22am | 537Read More...On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Joe Biden emphasized his administration’s commitment to economic equality. In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Biden reflected on the vision of equality laid out by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reiterated his...
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Tim Cook Once Worked For Apple Competitors: 5 Things You Might Not Know About The Apple CEO
Monday, April 17, 2023 - 5:11pm | 751Read More...In August 2011, Tim Cook was named the CEO of Apple Inc following the death of company CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs. Through the years, Cook has guided Apple to become one of the biggest companies in the world, with market capitalization now over $2.6 trillion. Here are five things you...
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Is The Stock Market Open On Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Monday, January 16, 2023 - 11:01am | 345Read More...Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16, is a federal holiday in the United States and the stock market is closed. Sometimes referred to as MLK Day, the holiday is observed on the third Monday of each January to mark King's January 15, 1929, birthday. The holiday was signed into law by...
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Fintech Focus For October 1, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 7:01pm | 2198Read More...Quote Of The Day: Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Fintech Movers: Insurtech has emerged as a major draw for VC investment, with the space attracting more than $6B in funding last year. - CB Insights Iownit intros a DLT for private markets. How...
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This Day In Market History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is Assassinated
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 7:34am | 325Read More...Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened On the evening of April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. Where Was The Market The S&P 500 was trading around 95.67 and the Dow Jones...
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This Epic Day In History: 3 Marches, A Murder And An Iconic Speech That Changed A Nation
Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 11:46pm | 901Read More...Every day is the anniversary of something significant, because history. But Aug. 28 is particularly poignant in the many ways it marks moments in the American experience, each of which resonates today. Consider what happened on, as they say, this day in history: Emmett Till, Aug. 28, 1955 Emmett...
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Subtext Of The Siege In Charlottesville: Virginia Makes $24 Billion Off Racial History
Saturday, August 12, 2017 - 6:20pm | 781Read More...White supremacists clashing with anti-racism activists in Virginia has taken place in a city that has a history steeped in Civil War and civil rights, a place that profits greatly from people obsessed with landmarks and milestones that Charlottesville both symbolizes and markets. As a nexus of both...
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Economic Outlook For The Week of January 20: How To Trade With Binary Options
Monday, January 20, 2014 - 11:36am | 1309Read More...Holidays: Monday, January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, most markets are closed. Liquidity will be lighter on those that are open so trade with caution or better yet enjoy the day off. Consider the risk of holding a position into the weekend with the additional day of the market being...
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Why Are Atheists So Obsessed With God?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 11:08am | 735Read More...Michele Bachmann raised eyebrows again last weekend when she claimed that Hurricane Irene was God's way of sending a message to American politicians to listen to the American people. Although the allegation that God would kill Americans in order to get politicians to listen to those same Americans...
