http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28192720/
Consumers reduced their spending at retail stores again in November while the costs of goods before they reach store shelves also continued to drop, more bad signs in a recession that appears to be deepening.
Businesses also cut their inventories by the largest amount in five years, the government said Friday, a sign the recession will force further cuts in production.
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
