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The US government bond market fell to its lowest level in nearly a year this week � but Wall Street still wanted Gary U.S. Bonds to shut down the markets on Christmas Eve.
The NYSE tapped the 1960s �School Is Out� rocker to ring the closing bell at 1 p.m. on Thursday and sing �Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.�
In other financial puns - Bonds' autobiography is titled "By U.S. Bonds: That's My Story." It's in its second printing, we're told, and includes anecdotes about close colleagues including Sam Cooke and Bruce Springsteen.