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Five ways to get the most from your credit card
Credit card companies are using incentives to keep customers using their plastic. Here are five incentives you can use to get the most out of your credit card:
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Top 10 richest Americans
The 100 richest people in the world gained $241 billion in net worth last year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Americans dominated the list, occupying five of the top 10 spots. This countdown of the top 10 wealthiest Americans features a casino mogul, software tycoons, and a lot of Wal-Mart money.
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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The Circle Bastiat New Jersey is taking your gift cards
A new law set to go into effect this year would allow the New Jersey Department of the Treasury to seize unused gift cards as "unclaimed property" after two years. The public outcry has been swift.
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Secret Service probes major credit card breach
Credit card breach at an Atlanta card-processor affects Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. The number of accounts affected by the security breach is not yet known.
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Bernanke comments send stocks soaring
Stocks recorded one of their biggest gains of the year Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that the U.S. economy still needs help to produce faster job growth. The Dow jumped 160 points to close at 13241, its third-best showing of the year.
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Stocks mostly lower; Dow up 16
The Dow rose 16 points to close at 13194 in the day after the stock market's biggest gain of the year.
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Stocks slip; Yelp IPO skyrockets
The Dow slid 2 points to close at 12977, but the Yelp IPO surged 64 percent in its first day of trading
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Kinect for Windows: Can a video game toy become the future of PCs?
Microsoft's Kinect for Windows will add motion controls to laptops and desktops.
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The New Economy Black Friday: Small firms saw big bounce, too
Black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend sales rose 23 percent from last year for America's smallest businesses, according to a new survey. 'Small Business Saturday' helped sole proprietors, but Black Friday was where they saw the biggest gains.
11/29/2011 04:45 pm -
Black Friday violence: Competitive shopping's troubling new edge
Some Black Friday shoppers have been cutting in line, grabbing carts, coming to blows, and wielding pepper spray. What the Black Friday hunt for the perfect Christmas present says about the shopper within.
11/26/2011 10:15 am -
Forget the mall. It's 'Small Business Saturday'
This is "Small Business Saturday" when shoppers are urged to visit local businesses. Getting away from the malls and out of the big box stores helps the local economy since more of the money spent stays in the community.
11/26/2011 08:44 am -
The Entrepreneurial Mind To small business owners, it's a recession
Based on how their businesses are performing, more than one-third of small business owners believe we are still in recession
10/05/2011 11:00 am -
How to use Google Wallet, step by step
LaptopMag offers a play-by-play walk through of Google Wallet.
09/21/2011 12:59 am -
Credit cards: set to get a lot smarter?
Credit cards rely on old, fraud-prone system in the US. But Visa moves could be tipping point to turn credit cards into smart cards.
09/10/2011 02:06 pm -
Credit cards: How high does your card rank?
Credit card companies are getting higher marks from consumers, according to a J.D Power study.
08/19/2011 06:14 pm -
The Reformed Broker Credit card and student loan debt explode
Credit card usage increased in June by the largest margin in four years. Are Americans using credit cards more because food and gas costs have been rising?
08/10/2011 09:50 am -
The New Economy Debit cards to get lower swipe fees. But will consumers benefit?
Debit cards overhaul will begin capping transaction fees in October. But issuers of debit cards are cancelling rewards programs and other consumer perks.
07/21/2011 12:47 pm -
Stock market: Stocks mostly down after biggest day of the year
Stock market was down early Wednesday afternoon, with the traders worried about the US debt limit. Still, Tuesday's strong gains left the three major indexes of the stock market in positive territory for the month.
07/20/2011 03:30 pm -
Groupon's new rival – American Express – offers deals with a twist
Groupon's success causes credit-card giant to initiate daily deals program: Groupon-like offers, but you don't have to pay upfront.
07/19/2011 10:49 am -
Credit cards see more profits, less late payments
Credit cards in the US are being paid off in full more often this year, leading to healthy gains by the credit card companies.
07/16/2011 12:42 am -
The Entrepreneurial Mind Service (remember that?) can give small business an edge
Four in five Americans say small business places a bigger emphasis on service than big business. Now, make it a priority.
06/26/2011 11:00 am -
Prepaid cards: once a niche, now mainstream
Prepaid cards are fastest-growing method of payment. American Express is first large financial company to offer prepaid cards.
06/16/2011 11:20 am -
Jobs council to Obama: Here's how to create one million jobs quickly
President Obama meets with his jobs council, which offers him its proposal for how to add one million positions to the US job market without help from Congress.
06/13/2011 06:08 pm -
Zynga launches 'Empire' within days of its IPO
Zynga debuts 'Empires & Allies' as it prepares to sell shares of itself to the public. Valued at $10 billion, Zynga could make even more with its initial public offering.
06/04/2011 01:47 pm -
The Simple Dollar Stuck with student loan with variable rate? Shop around.
Student loan has a low interest rate. But if it's variable, it pays to lock in that student loan with a fixed rate. Question No. 1 of the reader mailbag.
05/16/2011 04:32 pm -
Stocks end modestly lower as energy slides
The Dow fell about 3 points, ending a four-day winning streak
05/02/2011 06:01 pm -
Horizons PlayStation Network outage: An end in sight?
PlayStation Network outage continues, but Sony is playing down the extent of the PSN security breach.
04/30/2011 01:13 am
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