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Despite a reported effort to fight counterfeit products on its vast retail site, Amazon.com continues to be slow to respond to reports of counterfeit items listed for sale.
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If your credit score doesn't top 740, you'll want to do some things to push it up. That level divides the best qualified lenders from the rest of the pack.
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A blast of cold weather is expected to begin marching across the country next week. That is good news for retailers still well-stocked with cold-weather gear.
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While many Americans spend the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, there are others who focus on getting a good deal on a new home.
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Overall, Americans will add more than $103 billion to their debt on holiday spending this year, according to a recent survey.
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The battle for revenue and market share between now and Christmas is when many of the retail winners and losers are determined.
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When asked who makes the household decisions about buying clothes and groceries and holiday gifts, women overwhelmingly say that they do.
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Researchers have identified the U.S. states that are most likely to be exposed to and victimized by identity theft and fraud.
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Half of American shoppers believe that the best deals of the year are available on Black Friday. How then to account for the fact that those shoppers turned out in larger numbers than last year but...
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Of more than 14 million U.S. apartments in buildings with 50 or more units, the number of green apartments expected by the end of 2016 represents less than 2% of the total.
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The latest data breach count from the Identity Theft Resource Center has 901 data breaches recorded so far this year and more than 34 million records exposed.
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Because your mortgage is secured by the value of the house you are purchasing, the lender is protected in the event you can't manage the monthly mortgage payments. But you're not.
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Earthquakes, wildfire, and blizzards are just some examples of how Mother Nature can fool with you. There isn’t much you can do to prevent them, but at least you can be prepared to deal with the...
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Black Friday is now in the rear-view mirror and many retailers are gearing up for Cyber Monday, November 28. Some have already lifted the veil on their Cyber Monday deals in much the same way that...
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We’ve all seen the TV news shots, usually taken from a helicopter, of a miles-long line of forlorn cars and trucks stuck on a snow-clogged highway where they’ve been sitting for hours and likely...
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