Markets also will be eyeing news reports on the strength of post-Thanksgiving Black Friday holiday sales for signs of how the economy is holding up, Gero said.
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Given improved housing data the construction sector became the most overvalued by 14.2% with consumer staples close behind at 13.4% overvalued on the talk of strong Black Friday holiday sales.
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After being closed Friday for a holiday, the Nikkei index in Tokyo fell 2.8% on concerns about European debt and Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs report in the United States.
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Stock markets in Europe were closed Friday for the holiday and remain so on Monday.
That tends to happen when a ruling comes down after 4pm on a Friday on a holiday weekend.
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The suggestion here from Skipping Stone is to define on-peak as a specific number of hours Monday-Friday (non holiday).
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The U.S. government is closed for a holiday Friday.
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Sarkozy interrupted his holiday Friday to speak with Merkel and Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, amid concerns that the euro zone's debt crisis might spread beyond smaller economies like those of Greece, Portugal and Ireland.
"We'll wait until Beckham gets back from holiday on Friday night or Saturday morning, " Rosell said.
Friday was a national holiday in Canada and marked the country's 144th birthday.
Adding to the push to allow partying: Good Friday is a public holiday and the start of a four-day weekend.
Congressional leaders leave Friday for the Christmas holiday, but they can come back Dec. 27 and continue to discuss alternatives.
As usual, Apple thought Friday night on a holiday weekend was the perfect time to push some more paper through in its ongoing patent lawsuit against Samsung.
The first Black Friday ad for the 2012 Holiday Season has been leaked.
On a busy Friday before the Labor Day holiday, 25 customers were ensnared in a motionless line in a Wells Fargo branch in Santa Monica, California.
Capital markets in China were closed for a national holiday on Thursday and Friday, and will reopen on Monday.
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Black Friday has long been the busiest holiday shopping day of the year.
That will be tested fully over the Bank Holiday weekend, with Friday's game in Yorkshire followed by a home clash with Harlequins RL on Monday (1500 BST kick-off).
It's no secret that you and your loved ones will probably drop some serious coin this holiday season ( Black Friday in particular, we're sure), and while future repair costs may cross your mind, Consumer Reports recommends that you brush off that extended warranty those big box retailers will be shoving in your cart.
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The furlough days will either precede a federal holiday or be on a Friday or Monday.
The exhibition can also be seen at the Holiday Inn in Ossett next Friday and Saturday.
Additionally, team members who work certain hours on Thanksgiving and Friday will receive shift differential pay and holiday premium pay.
The exhibitions are running at the Cedar Court Hotel until Saturday, and the Holiday Inn in Ossett next Friday and Saturday.
The day ranked fourth in foot-traffic and sales for the entire holiday season, behind Black Friday November 26, Friday December 23 and Super Saturday December 17.
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