Last year, a shortage of pumpkin threatened the traditional Thanksgiving pies made from the bright orange squash. The shortage appears to be over, but the conditions that caused the shortage remain unchanged. Here's why pie fans should worry.
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Investors may be most thankful that this is a quick week. The market is closed for Thanksgiving and will log just a half-day on Black Friday, but from today through Wednesday, traders will face a heavy slate of economic data and earnings news.
Walmart (WMT) will try to pick up its holiday sales by remaining opened on Thanksgiving. Sears (SHLD) will match that.
Last weekend's East Coast blizzard caused many last-minute shoppers to stay home, pushing the final week of online holiday sales to a new record of $4.8 billion: an 11 percent increase over 2008. The 2009 online holiday shopping season saw sales of $25.5 billion overall, a 4 percent gain over last year.
