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"Last Word"-Rat Revelry

SUSIE GHARIB: And finally tonight, kung hay fat choy (ph). That means wishing you prosperity in Catonese, a traditional lunar New Year greeting in China. Today kicks off the year of the rat, the first of a dozen animals in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. But don't think that the rat's a bad omen. In fact, it's a good one. In Chinese mythology, rats are seen as hard-working, productive animals. People born under that sign are said to be ambitious, inventive and charming. And Jeff, they're also seen as being able to amass great wealth, because they have an eye for a bargain.

YASTINE: I guess we're all rats then when we head to the stores looking for deals, right.

GHARIB: A new sense of a rat race.