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5 Reasons Why Your Financial Outlook Just Got Better

Gas prices below $3 per gallon add up to big savings for consumers. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Your Money

5 Reasons Why Your Financial Outlook Just Got Better

November 1, 2014 • Even if a big raise is not imminent for you, five factors are helping stretch today's paycheck: cheap gasoline; a strong dollar; low interest rates; fierce retail competition and a huge corn harvest.

Back-To-School Shoppers: Hunting For Tax Breaks And Bargains

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Business

Back-To-School Shoppers: Hunting For Tax Breaks And Bargains

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August 15, 2014 • Retailers are optimistic about back-to-school sales because the job market has been strengthening and gas prices falling. Still, many retailers count on sales-tax holidays to lure shoppers to malls.

Back-To-School Shoppers: Hunting For Tax Breaks And Bargains

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House Votes To End Full-Fare Rule For Airline Tickets

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The Two-Way

House Votes To End Full-Fare Rule For Airline Tickets

July 28, 2014 • The airline industry and its unions support the bill, which would allow them to list ticket prices without taxes and fees. Consumer groups say that will lead to deceptive marketing.

Planet Money

NYT Excerpt: Time For A Little Reckless Spending

September 25, 2012 • Ben Bernanke needs to convince consumers that they can trust the economy again, that now really is the time to jump back into the stock market or buy that bigger house.

The Two-Way

Employers: New Economic Normal Means Little Hiring

August 20, 2010 • Companies may not hire for some time because of tepid consumer demand. A weak recovery could continue for much longer than Americans are accustomed to as consumers repay debt and save more.