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.
Which states observe the Federal Holiday of Columbus Day. Columbus Day by year. Columbus Day commemorates the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas. In the USA it is observed on the Second Monday in October. Though Columbus Day is one of the 10 US legal federal holidays, it is not considered a major one. There will be no postal service and while some banks may close, most businesses remain open. Retail stores may run special sales.