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Thursday

Customers walk past a Toyota FJ Cruiser. Toyota brought in 19 percent of African-American buyers, 22 percent of Latino buyers and 33 percent of Asian-American buyers. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Getty Images hide caption

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Toyota Ads Steered To Minority Buyers

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Banks Ordered To Lower Retailers' Debit Fees

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Although the recession ended two years ago, Americans are still feeling the effects. Consumers are continuing to rely on thrifty measures to push their money further. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption

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Americans Remain Unsure Of Economy's Future

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Monday

Sunday

The Fireside Book Shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, makes a sale. Amy Sancetta/AP hide caption

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Why So Glum? Economic Optimism Dims

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Friday

Airline Introduces Boarding Pass Fee

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Wednesday

A screen shot of Doritos Asylum 626 project, an interactive, online horror movie created to attract teenage consumers. Asylum 626 hide caption

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Asylum 626

Tuesday

Airline passengers pay wildly different amounts of money to take the same flight. Airlines reporter Scott Mayerowitz says one way to pay less is to shop for tickets in the middle of the week. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

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When Airfares Vary Wildly, Where Are The Deals?

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Monday

The Getaround app (above) lets users rent personal cars from other members. The photo-sharing service Path (below) allows its users to have a maximum of 50 friends. Getaround hide caption

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Getaround

Sunday

Gas Prices Ease For Summer, But Don't Relax Yet

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