Stocks

There is an obvious pattern in how stocks perform during Thanksgiving week.

Stocks in the U.S. are higher Wednesday morning after two days of steep losses, and major European indexes are also recovering.

___ Retailers aim to pick up business from defunct, dying rivals NEW YORK (AP) — Companies like Target and online mattress company Casper are creating playbooks to pick up market share left behind by defunct or dying retailers.

Since stocks began tumbling two months ago, investors haven't abandoned the market.

Stocks in the U.S. finished mostly higher Wednesday, a break after two days of steep losses.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Corporations' appetite for buying back their own stock has hit a record high.

Deere & Co. (DE) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $784.8 million.

Asian markets fell on Wednesday after a trade dispute between the U.S. and China stalled a weekend meeting, dimming hopes that it could be resolved once their leaders meet.

An Auto industry expert says Nissan has been conducting business in an unethical manner.

Investors bargain hunt ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Zuckerberg addressed the controversies pertaining to the social-media giant.

Stocks are skidding Tuesday morning, putting the market back into the red for the year, as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies compound the market's losses from the day before.

___ Tech giants plunge again, pushing market into red for year NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks skidded again Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies pushed the market back into the red for the year.

The arrest of Nissan Motor Co.'s chairman Carlos Ghosn on charges he underreported his income and misused company funds caused the company's shares to tumble and shocked many in Japan who view him as something of a hero.

Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world's largest technology companies.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Making sense of choppy trading.

Broad selling hits U.S. stocks.

Tech stocks sink again, erasing market's gains for the year; Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 500 points.