(AP) -- The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps ... call 1-877-HI-NORAD to ask live operators about Santa’s ...

U.S. stocks were up in midday trading Friday, with the S&P 500 attempting to snap a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 was ...

Even with its December decline, Nvidia shares ended 2024 up more than 150%. Analysts have remained bullish on the stock, ...

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 ...

Traders had hoped a banner year for the S&P 500 would end in a "Santa Claus Rally"—a run-up commonly seen over the last five trading days of a year and the first two of the next. While Thursday ...

The last trading session of the so-called Santa Claus rally period has passed, and this year's version, despite gains on Friday, looks more like a lump of coal. The period—the last five sessions ...

The S&P 500’s gains were accelerating Friday afternoon, but the index’s sharp rebound still wasn’t large enough to bring about the traditional turn-of-the-year "Santa Claus rally." ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command officials will be in contact with Santa’s staff to confirm his launch time on Dec. 24 and will then be tracking ... speak with a live phone operator ...

for up to three people, is likely out of most families' Christmas budgets). Santa Claus swings by the East Court at Alexandra Palace on selected dates in November and December, where he'll be ...