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CPI Shows Tame Inflation in July
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How to Know If Mortgage Refinancing Is the Right Move Now
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Cost-Effective Tupperware -- Savings Experiment
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What I Learned From Selling My Own Stuff at an Estate Sale
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'As Seen on TV' Giant Telebrands Charged with Duping Consumers
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Verizon Tops Rivals in Latest Wireless Carrier Survey
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Market Wrap: Stocks Rise as Home Construction Rebounds
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Weathering the Financial Ups and Downs of Freelance Life
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Don't Buy Your College Kid a Laptop at the Campus Store
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Avoid These Estate Planning Nightmares
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Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level of the Year
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Buy a Designer Handbag Now (but Sell the Designer Bag Maker)
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Market Wrap: S&P 500 Sets a New Record on Job Gains, Earnings
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How Tithing Helped Us Be More Financially Responsible
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Jell-O Can't Stop Slippery Sales Slide
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Your 'Time Personality' Is Doing a Number on Your Finances
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5 Ways to Protect Your Credit
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How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?
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Yellen: Job Market Keeps Fed Hesitant on Interest Rate Hike
Filed under: Inflation, Unemployment Rate, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates John Locher/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By MARTIN CRUTSINGER Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen...
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Apple iPhone 6 Screen Snag Leaves Suppliers Scrambling
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