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The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Black Friday. The U.S. bond market is also observing a shortened day, closing at 2 p.m. ET. After Black Friday, U.S. markets ...

Retail investors should be aware of upcoming stock market holidays and early closures in order to plan trades and adjust settlement times. The U.S. stock market is closed for Thanksgiving Day 2025.

U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. They will reopen for a shortened Black Friday session. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange will close at 1 p.m.

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Amid growing fears of a stock-market bubble and correction, financial advisors are factoring in ways to shield stock-option planning from the impact. Widespread fears about a stock-price bubble ...

United States stock markets will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and will close early on Friday, Nov. 28, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday. After closing for the Thanksgiving ...

Before joining Investopedia, David Marino-Nachison was an editor at The Wall Street Journal focused mainly on daily markets and investing news. He also worked on The Journal’s publishing desk; as a ...

Macy's midtown Manhattan department store, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Press) U.S. stock and bond markets are open as usual Wednesday, but they will be closed Thursday ...

Someone has hit the pause button on holiday joy. Stocks fell to start December after five straight days of gains. The S&P 500 was down 0.5%, Dow was down 0.9%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Losses were ...

It may be Black Friday, but not everyone is spending the day in bed recuperating from too much turkey. United States stock markets are open, at least for abbreviated hours. After closing on ...

U.S. stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday to complete a disappointing week. Market participants were enthused following the statement of a top-level Fed official indicating another interest ...