Consumer Countdown for Tuesday, Dec. 3

In today's Consumer Countdown, consumer goods analysts Michael Finarelli and Sean O'Reilly join host Mark Reeth to discuss all the biggest news in their sector.

The guys start off by discussing Black Friday and what the big sales mean for retailers like Wal-Mart, Macy's, and J.C. Penney. They also take a look at Cyber Monday, and how Amazon's bottom line will be affected by all of the big sales from this weekend.

Then they stop living in the past and look at the week ahead to all of the big earnings announcements, including predictions for Dollar General, Kroger, and Aeropostale.

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