Americans are receiving larger tax refunds on average in the 2026 filing season than last year, though taxpayers are filing at a slower pace in the first few weeks than they were a year ago. The latest IRS tax filing data was released by the agency on Friday and showed that as…

Discount retailer Dollar Tree is opening new stores in increasingly affluent areas as it seeks to attract higher-income customers who spend more at the store per trip, a new report finds. An analysis by Bloomberg News found that 49% of new Dollar Tree stores opened in the last six years were located…

Gas prices have surged in California in recent weeks as the state’s supply is constrained due to recent reductions in refining capacity. The price of gas rose 40 cents in about two weeks, with the average price of gas across the state of California at $4.58 a gallon – an increase…