Competing explanations for the name have circulated online for years.

But why is Black Friday called that? The most widely accepted explanation is that businesses finally go from being “in the red” (at a loss) to being “in the ...

The term was linked to a financial crash in the late 1800s, and in the mid-1900s became associated with shopping the day after Thanksgiving ...

The term has been around since the 1800s, but it hasn't always been about low prices and holiday shopping. Here's the surprising origin of modern Black Friday.

From overnight campouts and chaotic doorbusters to $11.8B in online sales, Black Friday’s evolution shows how we now chase ...

Black Friday 2025 falls on Friday, Nov. 28. It is an annual shopping event that takes place the day after Thanksgiving. The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was in 1869 when the U.S. gold ...

Black Friday's origins are far removed from today's shopping frenzy. Initially, the term signified a 1869 financial panic on Wall Street. Later, it described chaotic post-Thanksgiving shopping in ...

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, not only provides deals for shoppers but useful data for economists about the state of Americans' consumer confidence.