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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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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

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

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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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