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Consumers will spend a bit more this holiday shopping season, but there will be fewer of them in stores, predicts research firm ShopperTrak. It forecasts that national retail sales will rise 3% during November and December compared to the year before, but foot traffic will fall 2.2%.

$4 a gallon gas is here. $5 a gallon really isn't out of the question, and might come sooner than you expect. What does stock expert Jim Cramer think? He thinks that with current oil prices at $135 a barrel, that $150 a barrel isn't too far off, and that consumers should be prepared for a rapid...