Nov 24 Watch Retailers Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season Early Friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday retail season, but some stores are opening a day early. Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at how that's playing out in Denver, Colo., where some say the rush to start shopping is infringing… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch As Holiday Shopping Kicks Off, Middle Class Appears 'Marginally Better' Major retailers like Best Buy and Toys "R" Us are seeing longer lines this year and hoping it translates into higher sales for the holiday shopping season. But Yahoo! Finance economics editor Daniel Gross says it takes more than good… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Other News: Civilian Deaths Drop in Iraq In other news, Iraq reported a much lower civilian death toll in November than in the past few years, and the Iranian vice president defended his country's resolve to not cooperate with U.N. uranium enrichment recommendations. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 'Black Friday' Has New Tone Amid Recession Kwame Holman has a look at how consumers are changing their shopping habits during this year's Black Friday because of the financial crisis. Continue watching
Nov 28 'Black Friday' Shoppers, Retailers Cautious Amid Weak Economy By PBS News Hour Scores of shoppers began arriving at stores early Friday to grab deals on the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. Many shoppers and retailers, however, remained cautious about holiday spending over concerns about the sluggish economy. Continue reading