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.
Columbus Day schedule announced. U.S stock markets will be open for business on Monday, October 8, 2012. However, since it is a bank holiday, Monday will not be a settlement date. Bond markets will be closed on Monday, October 8. All funds will be open for normal business Monday. Note that money market funds will be open for T + 1 trading on Monday, since it is a bank holiday. Inbound and outbound mail will be delayed one day, as the USPS is closed.
U.S. financial markets are closed in observance of Good Friday, which falls on April 14. But why? Typically, markets adhere to the U.S. governmentâs holiday calendar. However, Good Friday isnât one of those holidays. In fact, itâs among the few holidays that isnât both a Wall Street and a federal holiday. Those include Columbus Day and Veterans Day, which are federal holidays but arenât vacation days for Wall Street investors. Apparently, there is no clear answer for Good Friday being a market holiday.