Vacancies at malls were down at the end of 2011, in part because new construction has stalled.

Kai and crew broadcast live from the Citadel Outlets in sunny Commerce, Calif., to find out how shoppers are spending and how retailers are selling during this most-important holiday shopping season.

U.S. companies have more cash on hand than they have in a while. They're using it for buying each other, buying their own stock… everything, it…