Segments From This Episode

• It's kick-off day for the holiday shopping season

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Black Friday still brings more shoppers into stores than any other day of the year. But this year, it comes at a time when show consumers are pretty anxious about the economy. Will that influence how they spend?

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• Will shoppers spend on this year's Small Business Saturday?

  by Matt Levin

  

  The National Retail Federation projects 67 million shoppers will visit small businesses this Saturday.

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• The Social Security safety net protects children, not just retirees

  by Chris Farrell

  

  Survivor benefits include the young children of deceased workers.

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