But if the period should produce a loss, Hirsch's memorable phrase applies: "If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall." In other words, the outlook for stocks can be quite ...

Light snow for many this Christmas Eve morning. As it winds down by midday, it looks like a quiet weather pattern takes over for Christmas Day and beyond, as temperatures moderate some by late week.

A so-called "train of storm systems" is forecast to bring thunder and rain to the Bay Area this week, meteorologists say.