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.
The NYSE and Nasdaq will be open Friday as will markets for currencies and commodities. The bond market will be closed on Friday, Veterans Day, but the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be open with normal hours. Markets for currencies and commodities will be open as well. But Veterans Day is a federal holiday, so government offices, including the post office, and banks will be closed. Leading U.S. indexes were down on the stock market today after a two-day surge following the presidential election.