Is the stock market open on Christmas? Does the post office deliver mail?

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  German Christmas market attack offers far-right fertile ground despite suspect's support

  There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.
  
  BBC News - 1h

• Stock market will find it hard to rally unless the dollar and bonds calm down

  Stocks rose to kick off a holiday-shortened week on Monday, but the bond market and the U.S. dollar will likely need to cooperate for the equities rally to resume in smooth fashion.
  
  MarketWatch - 1h
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  German police contacted suspect weeks before Christmas market attack

  Yahoo News - 2h
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  Even as Magdeburg mourns, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer

  For years I’ve watched the far-right party mobilise in my home town. Friday’s terrible events could galvanise it further. On Saturday afternoon in Magdeburg a man stood outside Johanniskirche (St ...
  
  The Guardian - 7h

• Christmas Market Attack Suspect Left a Decadelong Trail of Red Flags

  The suspect in the attack in Germany had history of threats and harassment though no record of violence and an ideology that didn’t fit familiar patterns.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 8h

• Trump expected to pick Andrew Peek for NSC post focused on Europe

  Politico - 23h
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  Germany's far-right AfD holds march after Christmas market attack

  Yahoo News - 5h

• Stock market ‘Santa Claus rally’ might get a late start this year

  The Santa Claus Rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never.
  
  MarketWatch - 6h

• Consumer confidence dented by stock-market worries and threat of Trump tariffs

  The consumer-confidence index fell to a three-month low in December.
  
  MarketWatch - 6h

• Why Does RFK Jr. Work Out in Jeans?

  Frequent images of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others lifting weights in jeans and boots raise the question of what can be classified as proper gym attire.
  
  The New York Times - 3d

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