Key Market Events and Earnings to Watch in Shortened Thanksgiving Week
U.S. markets brace for a holiday-shortened week with pivotal economic data and earnings reports. The delayed September retail sales figures, now set for release just before Black Friday, will test consumer resilience amid inflationary pressures. Bond and equity markets will operate on reduced hours, closing entirely for Thanksgiving and finishing early Friday.
Corporate earnings take center stage with Deere & Co.'s agricultural outlook, Alibaba's cross-border e-commerce performance, and Dell's enterprise hardware demand serving as bellwethers for global trade. Applied Digital's chipmaking results may signal semiconductor sector health, while Autodesk's design software metrics could reveal construction and manufacturing trends.