Apart from the USA, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in other countries, such as Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands.

The Cook County Forest Preserve is holding several events for volunteers to serve the community during the MLK Day weekend.

Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open on Martin Luther King Jr., Day this year.

Will banks, post offices and shipping services be open on MLK Day? Here's what you need to know for Monday, Jan. 20.

The S&P 500's 2.9% climb this week left it up 2% in January through Friday, according to FactSet data. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF RSP staged a larger 3.9% rally this week, for a year-to-date ...

Stocks showed a strong move to the upside during trading on Friday, with the major averages more than offsetting the losses posted in ...

Well, actually, there will be a lot of closings and the shutting down of many City of Greensboro services on Monday, Jan. 20, ...

The U.S. stock market will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so equity traders won't be able to immediately react to what President-elect Donald Trump says in his ...

Stocks closed out the week with a bang as Treasury yields retreated from recent highs. Optimism is swirling ahead of ...

Risk appetite surged on Wall Street at the end of the week, with investors ramping up stock purchases ahead of Monday's ...

Bond yields dipped for a third day on Friday, bringing some relief to investors after they watched the 10-year approach 5% in ...

U.S. stock-indices SPX DJIA COMP are sharply higher at the opening bell as benchmark Treasury yields BX:TMUBMUSD10Y dip. The dollar index DXY is up, while gold (GC00) is trading around $2,707 an ounce ...