That means the number will return to competition at NASCAR's highest level for the first time since the Daytona 500 in 2001, Dale Earnhardt's final race. Earnhardt also drove for Childress, who used the number himself before the Intimidator took it over in 1984.
Jones New York Outlet plans to close its 127 stores during 2015. The company also plans to discontinue its wholesale business this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. The company, which is owned by New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners, said it planned to pursue strategic alternatives for the Jones New York brand, according to the newspaper. Jones New York has an outlet store at St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield.
In New York, Nymex energy futures will close an hour early as well at 1:30 p.m. Eastern while Comex gold and other metals futures will end trading at 12:30 Eastern, also an hour early. In Europe on New Yearâs Eve, London equity trading will close early at 12:30 p.m. local time, or 8 a.m. Eastern Time. Trading in France and Spain will close at 2 p.m. local time or 1 p.m. London time. In Germany and Italy, the last day of 2014 trading is Tuesday. In Asia, markets in Hong Kong and Australia will trade for a half-day on New Yearâs Eve, while markets in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines will be closed.