UPDATE: As this post predicted, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released the following statement of Thursday's Wall Street roller-coaster.

Update: Feb 7th, 2024 20:40 EST The tradition of Fat Thursday in the US stems from the immigration of Polish immigrants who brought their cultural customs and traditions with them to their new ...

It was 6:45 a.m. In 15 minutes the man from the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union would arrive to purchase 700 paczkis, the little puffy doughnuts at the heart of the Polish Fat Thursday tradition.

Last Thursday, Polish communities celebrated Tłusty Czwartek, a sugar-filled feast preceding Lenten lean times. A centerpiece of the Fat Thursday ... is at 207 Norman Street, between Russell ...