The NYSE is closed today?

[Baitball Blogger]

I know it's a day of mourning for Bush Sr.'s passing, but, the NYSE?

Was this disingenuous because of the stock causalities that were incurred this week?

Frankly, I wonder how much of that decline was due to foreign investors realizing that their gravy train has jumped the tracks.

[Zoonart]

1. Yes.

[MineralMan]

2. No doubt that is causing some to breathe a sigh of relief.

Yesterday's tumble of the DOW got a lot of people's undies in a knot, I'm sure.

[2naSalit]

4. +1

[California_Republic]

3. Federal day off

[marylandblue]

5. Traditionally, the Federal government close when a President dies

And when the government closes, the banks do also.

[leftynyc]

6. Always for a presidential funeral

Even nixon's.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Always closed. The diff is that most in the financial district work now, unlike with Ford & Reagan.

[onenote]

8. The NYSE has closed for the funeral of virtually every president since Grant in 1885.