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NBC filed a couple of stories about how bad the economy is. CNBC's Trish Regan saw shopping malls 20% emptier than they were this time last year and quoted predictions that as many as 26% of all retailers will go bankrupt. Jeff Rossen covered the same healthcare angle that CBS' Jon LaPook told us about in October: cash-strapped patients are skimping on their prescription medicines and preventive care at clinics and as a result "hospitals report a spike in emergency room visits."
Yet there is a pair of silver linings amid the economic gloom. NBC's Roger O'Neil pointed out the people still love to gamble. They may not be able to afford as much casino travel but they can still plop down $3 for a flutter: 22 of the 42 states with lotteries are reporting record ticket sales. CBS' Hari Sreenivasan visited a cobbler, a tailor and an auto transmission shop to tell us about the "fix-it economy." Repair business is booming even as sales of new goods decline. Mike Taibbi covered fix-its for NBC three weeks ago.
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