Markets Closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, Open Half Day Friday
• U.S. markets will be closed for Thanksgiving Day
• Markets will see a partial day of trading on Black Friday
• Investors can pause to give thanks for a November stock-market rally on Thursday
• Major U.S. stock markets will close at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Black Friday
• While employees of many non-retail businesses will stretch the holiday into a four-day weekend, taking off Black Friday