The so-called Santa Claus rally—a market phenomenon that lifts stock prices in the days surrounding Christmas and New Year’s—has failed to materialize so far this year. One investor says Wall Street ...

U.S. equity markets began the holiday‑shortened trading week on a firm footing. Broad gains in major indexes and the start of the Santa Claus rally marked this week. The seasonal patterns that have ...

U.S. stocks have never seen three negative “Santa Claus rally” periods in a row. So after two straight misses, history says the odds favor a comeback this year. The historically strong Santa rally ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the bearded figure Americans recognize today as Santa Claus is a relatively modern ...

Chris Williams is a writer with more than 20 years of experience writing about film. In November 1985, Santa Claus: The Movie arrived with the promise of giving Christmas movies the same mythic ...

Over the last 50 years, Santa Claus rallies have occurred 80% of the time. In recent years, they've been less frequent. The Santa Claus rally has a mixed history of predicting returns in the ...

Los Angeles native Aron Wellman has been to Santa Anita Park enough times to know opening day is different. “It’s sort of an extended Christmas gift or bonus,” said Wellman, who founded and runs ...

To paraphrase a famous journalistic phrase: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus School. More than one, in fact. But the one that claims to be the granddaddy of such schools started just outside ...

Don’t forget to leave out your milk and cookies tonight, because Santa Claus is coming to town. Wondering when he’ll stop by your house? Keep track of Santa’s journey with the help of the North ...

WASHINGTON — Santa Claus has wrapped up his journey this year to deliver presents to homes across the globe. NORAD tracked Santa on Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, just like they've done for the ...

The end of the year boost associated with Saint Nick tends to boost stocks by around 1%. Jeff Hirsch, author of the Stock Trader's Almanac, is looking out for a rally that will help boost the S&P 500 ...