WASHINGTON (AP) — With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them.

These days often closely follow federal holiday schedules and include major holidays like Memorial Day and Thanksgiving ... a Monday after it occurs. (Stock markets in the U.S. will be closed ...

You can answer the question of when is the stock market open or closed at any point throughout ... and July 4 fall on a weekday), the day after Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve (if the holiday ...

PHOENIX - Many major retailers across the Valley will be closed on Thanksgiving Day ... California, U.S., on Monday, November 24, 2014. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Schools, stock markets, post offices, and libraries will also be closed. But what about banks? Here are the operating hours for Thanksgiving ... the following Monday is observed as a holiday.