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consumer

Google 'putting consumers at risk,' state AGs say

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consumer-news

Law enforcement demands smartphone 'kill switch'

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Retail

Microsoft to open Windows stores within Best Buy

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consumer

'Kill switch' pushed as solution to smartphone thefts

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consumer-news

Wet wipes take male grooming below the belt

Pedestrians walk past a Lululemon Athletica store in New York, March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Retail

Lululemon pants pass 'bend over' test, return to shelves

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Retail

Taco Bell reacts quickly to employee's gross photo 

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wealth

Need to ship your yacht? No problem (if you have $175K)

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Rental cars

Bill targets rental car companies loaning defective vehicles

consumer-news

Americans just don't like their Internet provider

Americans are not big fans of their cable TV service or their cell phone service. But they really hate their internet service provider,...

Shoppers walk along Broadway on April 26, 2013 in New York, New York.
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Economy

Consumers, especially the affluent, feeling fairly upbeat

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Avon.com
recall

55,000 Avon popcorn makers recalled

The logo for Wells Fargo bank is pictured in downtown Los Angeles, California July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
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banks

Wells Fargo ordered - again - to pay $203M in overdraft case

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Economy

Restaurants sales at all-time high as recession fades

After the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh, above, that left more than 1,000 workers dead, retail giant Wal-Mart announced it would inspect...
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Retail

Wal-Mart to inspect Bangladesh factories, release results

This photo taken May 2, 2013, shows Sarah Davis, co-owner of Fashionphile.com, posing with her bags in a company warehouse in the Carlsbad, Calif. The...
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Business

Senate passes bill allowing states to tax online sales

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Business

After the wedding: How much is your dress worth?

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Boxes of Hostess Twinkies may be back on the store shelves this summer.
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twinkies

Twinkies (the real ones) back on store shelves in July

Merchandise sits at the Amazon Phoenix Fulfillment Center in Goodyear, Arizona in this November 16, 2009 file photograph. Amazon has throw its weight ...
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Taxes

The end of tax-free online shopping draws nearer

prom

Prom dress prices giving families taffeta shock

Inspired by celebrities on the red carpet, influenced by couture photos circulated on Pinterest and armed with price information from...