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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...

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...

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...