Will Thanksgiving bring market blessings? | Higher records for stocks | 'Weak' economy?

Major indexes inched to new highs again on Tuesday as we approach a holiday that is usually positive for stocks.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, NOV 26, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF TUE, NOV 26, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 28120.25 +0.19% +53.78 S&P 500 3140.38 +0.22% +6.74 NASDAQ 8647.93 +0.18% +15.44   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG CSCO 45.31 -0.14 -0.31% AAPL 264.29 -2.08 -0.78% MSFT 152.03 +0.80 +0.53% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG GE 11.35 -0.23 -1.99% BAC 33.35 -0.12 -0.36% AMD 38.99 -0.80 -2.01% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 38.99 -0.80 -2.01% CMCSA 43.55 +0.20 +0.46% CSCO 45.31 -0.14 -0.31% EDITOR'S NOTE Thanksgiving usually gives stock investors reasons to be thankful.   In the past 66 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has only posted 16 losses on the Wednesday and Friday surrounding the holiday, combining results from the two days, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac.   Notably, however, two of those 16 times were the past two years, writes CNBC's Yun Li, so we'll see what happens starting tomorrow.   In any case, each of the major indexes inched to new highs on Tuesday. At these levels, a small holiday pullback would hardly be felt at all.   Longer term, stock investors may have to come to grips with an economy that continues slowing.   On Tuesday, the Conference Board released consumer confidence numbers that were down for the fourth consecutive month. And Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan told CNBC that he expects U.S. economic growth to slow substantially in the fourth quarter because the trade war has pushed businesses to cut inventories.   "We think the fourth quarter is going to be weak," he said.    Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Stocks eke out another record as Best Buy leads retailers higher Stocks have a history of positive trading around Thanksgiving, but not recently Facebook was mystery firm bidding against Google to buy Fitbit, sources say Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan says the fourth-quarter economy is 'weak' Black Friday is losing its clout. And that's more bad news for department stores Federal prosecutors open criminal probe of opioid makers and distributors, report says The Supreme Court halted a subpoena for Trump's financial records. Here's what happens next Mexico's economy has not been this weak relative to the US since the 'Tequila crisis' in the 1990s Barclays says its 'mini-bubble melt-up' scenario is happening right now 'Adjust your location quickly' — How China warns residents before rockets crash down from space     TOP VIDEO Jim Cramer on Tesla: I know my wife wants to buy a Model X   CNBC PRO Cowen upgrades Chipotle, names it a 'best idea' for 2020 because of digital sales   SPECIAL REPORTS US-China trade optimism is overdone, Asia expert Stephen Roach warns Biotech is busting out, but trader says this corner of health care is better bet   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS