Shoppers have reasons to act like grinches
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081203/capt.4a911c6dd97149169a93f073ad10cdf7.holiday_shopping_nybz149.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=3k9xHb9FMp46KOBaxBN8Qw--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="In this Nov. 29, 2008 file photo, shoppers are reflected as they enter the Nike Store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown)AP - There are ample reasons for America's shoppers to act like grinches this holiday season, with lost jobs, wilting retirement accounts and shrinking home values topping the list.</p><br clear="all"/>
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