Apparently, the Government Shutdown this year – 46 bonus days – was not enough for non-government taxpayers to fund. So yes, most U.S. federal offices are closed today, Wednesday, December 24, 2025, as the President issued an executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday for all executive departments, with only essential personnel for national security or public need reporting, similar to the official Christmas Day closure on December 25th.
We should pause for a moment to honor the Post Office, however:
- Local Post Office locations will be open. Remember to check your local Post Office for specific hours.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will be picked up by the scheduled collection times on the box. If the collection time has passed, find a Post Office location that may be open late.
- Regular mail will be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express® mail will be delivered1,
The bills must get through!
You know what this means, right? Not much in the way of news flows today – market closes early for Christmas at 1 PM – and do be watching for speed traps after lunch out on the LIE. (Long Island Expressway, if you haven’t been. Hamptons, silly.)
Market will resume trading on a regular schedule Friday, though. And there are lots of “moving pieces to test fit” that we could go into – but won’t. There’s simply no time for a “long read” what with tonight being when Fat men become seriously fashionable, at least momentarily.
With Warren Buffett retired, we have concerns about the future of Annual Shareholder Reports. So, we thought we’d whip one up for Peoplenomics subscribers. It’s an interesting “peek over the shoulder” at what goes on around here. Long-term perspective on journalism and the costs of being generally right.
Before that, however: a few undeniable glitters to cover, so we best start there.
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