Visa, Mastercard Can Tough This Out - Street.com mastercard ( ma quote - cramer on ma - stock picks ) and visa ( v quote - cramer on v - stock picks ) have been hard hit in recent months along with the rest of the financial sector, but the stocks offer some significant upside even with a possibly ... www.thestreet.com
Drivers Back On Road As Gas Prices Fall vinton, la. — doug guidry gave up drag racing and boating last summer when gasoline prices shot up. billy castaneda put off trips to houston to see his grandchildren. randal shul stopped playing paintball with his buddies to save gas. www.twincities.com
What's In Your Wallet May Be Burning Up Travel Dollars fees can outweigh benefits of airline-affiliated credit cards, visa travelmoney cards, travelex cash passport cards and other forms of plastic available to travelers. seattletimes.nwsource.com
What's In Your Wallet May Be Burning Up Travel Dollars - Seattle Times banks, airlines, even the u.s. government are pushing plastic harder than ever. the marketers like to toss around words such as "security" and "convenience," but it always pays to do a little homework before deciding to fatten your travel wallet with ... seattletimes.nwsource.com
Cash, Credit, Or Cell Phone? - Cfo.com cash may still be king, but on the streets of japan there's anew rival for the throne. millions of people there use their mobile phones to buy everything from vending-machine sodas to train tickets. to pay, a user passes a chip-enabled handset over a ... www.cfo.com
At Times, Budgeting Goes Out The Window For Comforts consumer spending is down sharply across nearly every measurable sector. but although we may collectively be spending less, there are some areas where individuals aren't cutting back at all. www.azcentral.com
Credit Strains, Increased Use Of Prepaid Cards Help Precash Grow as credit markets tighten and the economy hiccups, more americans are using prepaid visa and mastercard debit cards to help control spending and reduce their reliance on credit, a trend that helped houston's precash be ranked 24th on deloitte's prestigious technology fast 50 program for texas. biz.yahoo.com
Obama Accepting Cash From Untraceable Prepaid Credit Cards - Azcentral.com washington - sen. barack obama's presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could potentially be used to evade limits on how much an individual is legally allowed to give or to mask a contributor's ... www.azcentral.com
The U.s. Market For Rewards Cards, 2nd Edition - Cnbc new york, oct 30, 2008 (business wire) -- reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the credit cards industry is available in its catalogue. the u.s. market for rewards cards, 2nd edition http://www.reportlinker.com ... www.cnbc.com
Deadlines Loom For Paying Property Taxes naperville property owners who have not yet paid real estate taxes that were due sept. 1 may be able to avoid paying additional penalties if they pay their taxes soon. www.suburbanchicagonews.com
Pound Caught In ‘currency Market Tsunami’ tourists, owners of foreign homes, and anyone sending money abroad to family or friends have been caught in a "currency market tsunami" - and it is not over yet. experts believe the pound could sink to $1.40, losing almost a third of its value from its highest point. www.theherald.co.uk
Oil Dips Below $63 As Faltering Demand Trumps Opec - Washington Post new york (reuters) - oil prices dipped below $63 a barrel on tuesday as concerns about faltering demand offset opec comments suggesting the producer group could throttle back output again to support prices. u.s. crude settled down 49 cents at $62.73 ... www.washingtonpost.com
U.s. Stock Futures Jump; Alcoa, Barrick Gold, Exxon Advance - Bloomberg oct. 28 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stock-index futures rallied, following gains in asian and european markets , as the cheapest valuations in two decades lured investors back into equities. alcoa inc. , the largest u.s. aluminum producer, jumped 5 percent ... www.bloomberg.com
Oil Dips Below $63 As Faltering Demand Trumps Opec oil prices dipped below $63 a barrel on tuesday as concerns about faltering demand offset opec comments suggesting the producer group could throttle back output again to support prices. news.yahoo.com
U.s. Stocks Gain On Valuations; Alcoa, At&t, Exxon Advance - Bloomberg oct. 28 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks rallied, following gains in asian and european markets , as the cheapest valuations in more than two decades lured investors back into equities. alcoa inc. , the largest u.s. aluminum producer, jumped as much as 6.2 ... www.bloomberg.com
Update 10-oil Dips Below $63 As Faltering Demand Trumps Opec - Forbes new york (reuters) - oil prices dipped below $63 a barrel tuesday as concerns about faltering demand offset opec comments suggesting the producer group could throttle back output again to support prices. u.s. crude settled down 49 cents at $62.73 a ... www.forbes.com
As U.s. Gasoline Prices Go Down, Driving Goes Up the decline in gasoline use earlier this year suggested the possibility of a permanent change in americans' driving habits. but with prices down, drivers are returning to their old ways. www.iht.com
As Gas Prices Go Down, Driving Goes Up the decline in gasoline use earlier this year suggested the possibility of a permanent change in driving habits. but with prices down, drivers are returning to their old ways. www.nytimes.com
Chase Introduces The One Debit Card For True Chicago Bears Fans - Earthtimes chicago , oct. 28 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- chase has teamed up with mastercard worldwide and the chicago bears to give fans even more to cheer about. all new and existing chase personal checking customers in illinois are now eligible for a new ... www.earthtimes.org