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This photo provided by Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a dehumidifier made by New Widetech. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, about 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech are being recalled in the U.S. because they can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards. AP hide caption
A shopper enters a DSW store in New York City. DSW is partnering with Hy-Vee, a Midwest supermarket chain, to offer shoes in grocery stores. Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A fisherman in a kayak makes a cast on Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pa. Sales of camping, outdoor and recreational equipment have been surging. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Stefan Krasowski, co-founder of the Reach For The Miles meetup, stands in front of Krak des Chevaliers in western Syria. The war-torn country was the last one that Krasowski, who has since turned 40, had yet to visit. Stefan Krasowski/Rapid Travel Chai hide caption
How One Man Used Miles To Fulfill His Dream To Visit Every Country Before Turning 40
"What really does set this list of products apart from all of the earlier tariffs are it's basically consumer goods," said Chad Bown, a trade analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "It's clothing, and toys, iPhones." John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China, Retailers Warn
The FCC's proposal would allow phone companies to block "unwanted calls" by default. Customers would be able to opt out. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney speaks during a November news conference at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Wednesday, he moved to effectively disband the agency's Consumer Advisory Council. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the CFPB, testifies at a House hearing. Mulvaney says he doesn't need to run "a Yelp for financial services sponsored by the federal government." Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Our choice of snacks is influenced by gender, age, income and even cultural flavor preferences. Maanvi Singh/for NPR hide caption
Best Buy and other retailers use a third-party organization, The Retail Equation, to determine whether a consumer should be authorized to make returns. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who plans to sue Equifax, called the breach "the most brazen failure to protect consumer data we have ever seen." bernie_photo/iStock hide caption
After Equifax Hack, Consumers Are On Their Own. Here Are 6 Tips To Protect Your Data
A Wells Fargo Bank branch office in San Francisco. The bank acknowledges it signed up nearly 500,000 auto-loan customers for insurance they didn't need. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Kaiser Health News explores the role of pharmacy benefit managers in pricing drugs. Kaiser Health News hide caption
The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 is $49.87 this year, down from last year's $50.11. One big change: a drop in the price of turkey. Love_Life/Getty Images hide caption
Richard Cordray, shown here at a March 2015 hearing, directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has proposed new rules to overhaul the multi-billion dollar debt collection industry.) Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Data brokers collect information on how you use the Internet, from personal data you share on Facebook to online shopping. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Firms Are Buying, Sharing Your Online Info. What Can You Do About It?
A Dundee marmalade jar (left) is among items recently unearthed from a 19th century landfill behind a manor house in East Anglia. In Victorian England, people transitioned from making most things at home to buying them in stores. Rich Preston/NPR hide caption
Shoppers in Freeport, Maine, pass by store windows advertising Black Friday deals after the stores opened their doors at midnight. Portland Press Herald/Press Herald via Getty Images hide caption
Gas prices below $3 per gallon add up to big savings for consumers. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Retailers are optimistic about back-to-school sales because the job market has been strengthening and gas prices have been falling. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A family checks in for an American Airlines flight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption