Shoppers at a store in New York in 2006

AFP Thursday April 10, 08:51 PM
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Shoppers at a store in New York in 2006. The housing downturn, a lack of once easy credit and rocketing gasoline prices sapped Americans' wallets and purses last month as retailers across the country reported lower sales Thursday. Shoppers at a store in New York in 2006. The housing downturn, a lack of once easy credit and rocketing gasoline prices sapped Americans' wallets and purses last month as retailers across the country reported lower sales Thursday.

AFP