shoppers turned out in record numbers this past weekend...

[musclehead]

but thier wallets didn't open as much as last thanksgiving.

sales were off a bit, the first time since 2006 when they started tracking this event.

they are presuming the news has weighed down the markets, but that would be hard to prove.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stocks-slip-disappointing-thanksgiving-sales-195612661--finance.html