WRAL.com | US stocks open higher on Black Friday retail rush Los Angeles Times U.S. stocks are opening higher on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. In the first few minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is up 61 points at 12,898. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up six at 1,397. The Nasdaq ... US STOCKS-Wall Street to open modestly higher in shorter session US Stock Futures Gain on Back of Upbeat German, Chinese Data Stocks May Extend Recovery In Early Trading - U.S. Commentary |