Those Santa Claus rally gains came primarily in three sessions. First, the S&P 500 jumped 2.4% on Dec. 30, 2008, on news that the government would help rescue General Motors, offering to invest $6 ...

How old is Santa? Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today.

Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. Need a break?

Santa Claus is inspired by a real monk, named Nicholas, who was born sometime around 280 A.D. near modern-day Turkey, according to History.com. He was known for generously giving away his ...

Santa Claus is an American. This news may surprise readers who know he lives at the North Pole (where an American artist, Thomas Nast, put him in Christmas 1866) or who remember that the ...

The origin of Santa Claus. Anyone asking “Is Santa real?” deserves a better understanding of how St. Nicholas transformed into the Americanized symbol we’re familiar with today.

The Santa Claus rally is defined as the S&P 500's general pattern of gaining in the last five trading days of the year and the first two trading days of the next year. This period will begin on ...

The origin of Santa Claus In order to understand Santa Claus' appearance today, you have to go back to the year 260 A.D., when the origin of Santa, Saint Nicholas, was born in present day Turkey.

Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. The monk was known for his ...