states. many big economies such as asia and europe are struggling. >> all of this obviously is bad for stocks for the short-term, but great for consumers this christmas. >> that's right, the big winners in the market this week were retail stocks, many big names like macy's home depot and dollar general all hitting record highs. the plunge in gas prices is a huge tax cut for consumers, economists figure that every penny drop in price savings is $1 billion savings for america. retail sales are up for the past two months exactly mirroring the drop in gas prices, so an early christmas present for all of us. don't miss jerri on our sister network and if you're not sure where to find box business network in your area, just log on to fox business.com celeb channel finder.