11.   If you have to go during a holiday week, be prepared to pad the travel budget.

12.   Investors were reluctant to buy amid all the uncertainty of the budget talks, and that and the holiday week kept trading volume low.

13.   Locally, the Fiesta Bowl brings in visitors during a what otherwise might be a slow holiday week.

14.   Nick Lutz, area manager for Service Corporation International, which manages funeral homes in the Valley, says the two holiday weeks have been busier than usual.

15.   Part of the reason McGegan could achieve the transparency and crispness was the reduced-size orchestra available during the holiday week.

16.   Prices closed strongly for the shortened holiday week as investors were drawn to stocks perceived to be inexpensive relative to future earnings.

17.   States had less time to compile their reports due to the shortened holiday work week, which often leads to large revisions, the Labor Department said.

18.   States had less time to compile their reports because of the shortened holiday work week, which often leads to large revisions, the Labor Department said.

19.   The Arizona players and coaches shared much in common with other travelers in and out of New York during this holiday week.

20.   The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange closed three hours early because of the holiday week.