Trump to federal workers: Enjoy the holiday
Some 2.1 million federal employees are getting a holiday gift from President Donald Trump: a day off for Christmas Eve. Presidents often, but not always, give federal workers time off around Christmas. In an executive order last week, Trump said "all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty" on Dec. 24. Public safety employees must still report to work, and federal offices will remain open "for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need." Trump last year closed federal offices on Christmas Eve, which fell on a Monday – essentially giving workers a four-day weekend.
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Traveling today? The weather should cooperate
Major travel hubs in the Northeast and Midwest should see clear skies and much of the central and eastern USA should have no major travel concerns on Christmas Eve, forecasters say. The slow-moving Southeast rain and wind storm that swamped Florida on Sunday and Monday will finally pull away, although a few showers may linger along the Carolina and Georgia coasts. Once that big rainmaker moves away from the Southeast, the only significant travel trouble spot will be in the Southwest on Christmas Eve. Precipitation will spread into the inland Southwest, bringing a mix of rain and snow to parts of Nevada and Utah, AccuWeather said. Snow is expected in the highest terrain of Colorado, as well as northern Arizona and New Mexico, while the rest of the Southwest will see rain. Safe travels!
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Here's what is open on Christmas Eve
If you still have Christmas gifts left to buy Tuesday, you are late. But you're not alone or out of luck. Catering to the true procrastinators, the majority of stores and malls across the nation are opening early Tuesday and many will close by dinner time with few exceptions. Amazon is offering same-day Christmas Eve delivery on millions of items, which is free for Prime members in eligible areas on orders over $35. Orders must be placed by 9:30 a.m. local time. Prime members in select cities also can get free two-hour grocery delivery Tuesday. To help plan your last-minute shopping down to the minute, here are Christmas Eve store hours for department stores, discount retailers and grocers.
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Follow where Santa Claus is right now, thanks to a few high-tech trackers
It's time to start tracking Santa's trip around the globe. The government's Santa tracker — run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command — has been live since Dec. 1, with a digital connection to the North Pole and Santa's Village. The agency will be tracking Santa for the 64th year using satellites and radar. Google has a similar interactive feed up. The technology giant has tracked Santa’s journey around the world since 2004, and has estimated that his trek will last 25 hours this year, starting in Russia at 5 a.m. ET on Christmas Eve.
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Cha-ching! Santa Claus rally poised to give 401(k) plans a boost
Experts see the stock market rising during the final days of 2019 and into early next year – an event known as the Santa Claus rally, which is expected to begin Tuesday. Since 1969, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has averaged a gain of 1.3% over the "Santa Claus rally" period (the last five trading sessions of the year and the first two trading days of the new year), according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. For those saving for retirement, the rally typically doesn’t provide hefty gains for the long haul. Investors, however, are poised to see a lift in their stock market portfolios on the back of easing U.S. recession fears, de-escalating trade tensions and strong consumer spending. That's a positive sign for the broader market heading into 2020, analysts say.
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