Two years later, the investors pursued the massive merger with Kraft Foods Group. (For more, see also: Why Kraft Heinz Will Be a Winner Long-Term.) Kraft Started With Cheese. Kraftâs origins began with Canadian immigrant James L. Kraft, who started a wholesale door-to-door cheese business in Chicago with his brothers. They incorporated it in 1909.
The bond market is open the day before the 4th of July, but the stock market closes early. The stock and bond markets are closed on July 4th and are closed on Labor Day. The stock market is open on Columbus Day but the bond market is closed. The stock market is open on Veteran's day but the bond market is closed. The stock and bond markets are closed on Thanksgiving and close early the day after Thanksgiving.
Columbus Day 2016: What's open, what's closed on Monday. Monday, Oct. 10, is Columbus Day, which is a state and federal holiday. The holiday started in 1792 as an Italian-American heritage celebration in New York. The day was declared a federal holiday in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In Hawaii, the second Monday in October is known as Discoverers' Day rather than Columbus Day and it is not a state holiday. Until 1971, the holiday was observed on Oct. 12 every year.