United States stock markets will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and will close early on Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. After closing for the Thanksgiving holiday, and closing early on Black Friday, it will be business as usual ...

Here’s what investors should know about trading hours on Turkey Day. The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market will be closed Thursday. The U.S. bond market and over-the-counter markets will also be closed.

Dating back a century, the week of Thanksgiving and the stretch through New Year’s tends to be positive for stocks.

Yes, Thanksgiving is Thursday. The holiday has been recognized by the federal government since 1870, though President Abraham Lincoln encouraged Americans to recognize a November “day of Thanksgiving” in 1863, and President George Washington issued a proclamation for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” on Nov. 26, 1789.

For many Philadelphians, the closure of Pa. liquor stores means one thing: a quick trip to Jersey. New Jersey offers a welcome reprieve for those looking to buy alcohol on Thanksgiving Day. Liquor stores in the Garden State are allowed to operate on the holiday, except in dry municipalities.

Thursday: U.S. markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday: Markets close early in the U.S. The stock market closes at 1 p.m., while bond markets are slated to shut down an hour later. Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season.