Slideshow posted in Business | Friday, November 25, 2011
11 of 15: Black Friday shoppers wait in line for the midnight opening of an Emeryville, Calif., Best Buy on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The American holiday shopping season began in earnest Friday as stores opened their doors at midnight _ a few hours earlier than they normally do on the most anticipated shopping day of the year. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (AP Photo/ Noah Berger)
