why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick ...

Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images Stocks fell on Thursday, dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025. The S&P 500's average return in years without a Santa Claus ...

Writing a letter to Santa Claus is a time-honored tradition for kids this time of year. Telling the big guy that they've been a good girl or boy, naming a few toys on their Christmas wish list ...

Christmas is almost here! And that means Santa Claus will be coming to town! Right now, he and his elves are resting before heading out on his annual trek to deliver joy to children all around the ...

Every holiday season for the last three years, my nine-year-old son Justin has asked me straight out if there is a Santa Claus. Every time I say no. But every year he still wants to sit on Santa's ...

The Santa Claus rally failed to materialize this year. Historically, the market's performance at the end of one year correlates with results the following year. There are also fundamental reasons ...

The absence of a “Santa Claus rally” does not doom the U.S. stock market in 2025. The period from Christmas through the second trading day of January marks the traditional definition of the ...

The typical year-end 'Santa Claus' rally for stocks isn't getting pushback from Wednesday's inflation report, says Janus (Joseph Prezioso / AFP) Wednesday's inflation report comes as "a relief to ...

Stocks tend to rise in what is known as a “Santa Claus rally” over the period that spans the last five trading days of the year through the first two of the next.

Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you ever wondered how he became a man of so ...

It's that time of year filled with Christmas cheer, presents, and the ever-present parental question: Do we tell the kids the truth about Santa Claus? (And if you don't know what that truth is ...