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More Ways to Save on Back-to-School Shopping
Filed under: Saving Getty ImagesSometimes you can support the local economy while back-to-school shopping. By Stefanie O'Connell Back-to-school shopping season is in full swing with big box retailers...
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Which Credit Card Rewards Program Is Best for You?
Filed under: Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Consumer Issues, Spending, Financial Education Getty Images Credit card companies are increasingly trying to appeal to the consumer desire for free stuff...
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Wall Street This Week: Check Out Retailers, New Stats
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Industry News, Wall Street Watch, Upgrades and Downgrades Jupiterimages From dozens of retailers that will chime in with fresh quarterly results to the leading...
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Dollar General Launches Bidding War for Family Dollar
Filed under: Company News, Retail, Shopping, Mergers & Acquisitions Ross Taylor/AP By MICHELLE CHAPMAN NEW YORK -- Dollar General isn't about to be left out in the cold. The discounter is starting...
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Target to Woo Customers with Later Hours at Some Stores
Filed under: Saving John Crowe/Alamy Target (TGT) will extend shopping hours at more than half of its 1,800 stores, as it gears up for the holiday shopping season and seeks to snag more shoppers. The...
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Kid on the Way? Here's How Much You Can Expect to Spend
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Homebuilder Confidence Heats Up in August
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Home Buying Alan Diaz/AP By ALEX VEIGA U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident in their sales prospects headed into next...
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McDonald's Wants to Transform Its Junk Food Image
Filed under: McDonald's, Advertising & Marketing, Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Investing Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images By CANDICE CHOI NEW YORK -- At a dinner McDonald's (MCD)...
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Filed under: How to Save Money, Savings Challenges, SpendingThe start of a new school year represents a new beginning for students and parents. But for many budget-conscious families, it also...
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Those Tiny Lego Bricks Mean Big Bucks for Thieves
Filed under: Saving Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images Everything is not awesome in Legoland. Thieves around the country are capitalizing on the popularity of the plastic toy sets, whose enduring success...
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My Low- and High-Tech Tactics to Prevent Identity Theft - Again
Filed under: Identity Theft, Consumer Ally Getty Images Despite claims to the contrary from credit agencies and identity protection services, if you're the victim of identity theft, ultimately, you're...
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Last Week's Biggest Stock Movers: Going Bananas; Monster Gains
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Industry News, Wall Street Watch, Investing Amy Sancetta/AP Plenty of stocks go up and down in any given week. The gainers inspire us to keep investing. The...
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Market Wrap: Stocks Rise; Dollar General Jumps After Bid for Rival
Filed under: Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- Corporate deal news gave the U.S. stock market a lift on Monday as a bidding...
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Taco Bell Goes After McDonald's (Again) with a Dollar Menu
Filed under: Company News, McDonald's, Industry News, Restaurants, Investing Jeff Greenberg/Alamy Taco Bell is gearing up for a price war. The country's largest Mexican food restaurant chain is rolling...
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Why Saving for Our Kids' Education Is Not Our Top Priority
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, College, Retirement Plans, Financial Education Imagemore Co. Ltd. When it comes to providing, a parent's job is never done. Food, shelter and clothing...
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Feds Won't Reveal Records on Obamacare Website Security
Filed under: Identity Theft, U.S. Government, Security, Health Insurance, Financial Education Jon Elswick/AP By JACK GILLUM WASHINGTON -- After promising not to withhold government information over...
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Home Depot Brushes Off Winter Chill as Spring Sales Surge
Filed under: Earnings, Retail, Consumer Goods, Home & Garden, Investing Gene J. Puskar/AP By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO ATLANTA -- Home Depot's fiscal second-quarter net income surged...
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Brita Recalls Children's Water Bottles for Safety Hazard
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Inflation in Check as Consumer Prices Barely Rise in July
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Inflation, Federal Reserve, Consumer Issues, Investing Scott Olson/Getty Images By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer prices barely rose in July as declining...
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Housing Starts Jump in July; Consumer Prices Remain Tame
Filed under: Real Estate, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Materials & Construction, Home Buying Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- U.S. housing starts...
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