Retail sales dive as holiday spending slumps
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090115/2009_01_14t092646_450x300_us_usa_economy.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=X120d.dPY0dpGnCFiIfHgw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A shopper looks at shoes at a store in Kittery, Maine December 26, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090114/bs_nm/us_usa_economy)Reuters - Sales at U.S. retailers dropped a steep 2.7 percent in December, government data showed on Wednesday, as a deteriorating economy forced consumers to cut back on spending during the key holiday period.</p><br clear="all"/>
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