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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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Secrets are safe as WikiLeaks, starved of funds, halts operations
WikiLeaks will not release any more secrets until it can raise enough money to keep going, according to the clandestine group's website. It has been choked by financial institutions that no longer process online donations to WikiLeaks.
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Wikilieaks says financial 'blockade' could put it out of business
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says that the refusal of Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal to process donations to the whistleblowing organization could put it out of existence by the end of the year.
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How to use Google Wallet, step by step
LaptopMag offers a play-by-play walk through of Google Wallet.
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Google Wallet: Shop with a swipe of your phone
Google Wallet should make safe, mobile payments easy.
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How authorities tracked the Australia collar-bomb suspect to Kentucky (video)
A string of clues has led to the arrest Tuesday of the man suspected of locking a hoax collar bomb around a teenage girl's neck in Australia two weeks ago.
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MasterCard posts 33 percent profit increase
MasterCard debit and credit card spending was 12 percent higher in July than it was in the same month last year. About 2 percent of the increase in MasterCard spending came from buying gas.
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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.
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LulzSec says it's stopped hacking, but criminal case against it gains steam
Those behind LulzSec – which forced the CIA’s public website down and hacked Sony, among other things – are among the most wanted cyber-criminals.
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What does LulzSec want? Hack of Arizona computers offers clues.
LulzSec has gained renown on the Internet for hacking the websites of governments and major companies with grin. But their hack of computers in Arizona points to political motivations.
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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.
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Spain police crack Anonymous cell accused of hacking PlayStation
The three members of the Anonymous group are alleged to have hacked government websites as well as the Sony PlayStation online store – though they were apparently not involved in the larger recent hacking of PlayStation users.
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Stocks end lower for sixth straight session
After Ben Bernanke's worrisome outlook on Tuesday, stocks fell Wednesday, with the Dow losing about 21 points
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Oil stocks rise, oil prices fall
Oil stocks are climbing globally, which is sending oil and gasoline prices lower. One factor behind rise in oil stocks: a resurgent Iraq.
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Stocks end modestly higher; Microsoft gains
The Dow rose about 8 points, closing higher for the second session in a row
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Google Wallet turns phones into credit cards
Google Wallet, a mobile payments system, will launch on the Nexus S smartphone as soon as this summer.
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Stocks close lower after choppy session
The Dow fell about 25 points, after rising and falling throughout the session. A positive call on commodities by Goldman Sachs drove up the price of oil and metals.
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Stocks end modestly lower as energy slides
The Dow fell about 3 points, ending a four-day winning streak
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PlayStation Network outage: An end in sight?
PlayStation Network outage continues, but Sony is playing down the extent of the PSN security breach.
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PlayStation network down after launch of several new games
PlayStation network down: A Sony PlayStation network crash has coincided with the launch of their much anticipated Mortal Kombat, Portal 2, and SOCOM 4 games. The network may be down for days, Sony says.
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Credit-card swipe fees: US firms pay too much – and it hurts consumers
Credit-card swipe fees are high and unfair in the United States. Congress should get them changed.
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Gas prices rise, demand begins to slip
Gas prices have risen above $3.50 a gallon in most of the US. With gas prices rising, Americans are cutting back on trips to the pump.
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Credit cards better than debit cards – sometimes
Credit cards have important advantages over debit cards – if you use credit cards wisely. Here are seven advantages:
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Government check in the mail? No, on a debit card.
Governments are replacing paper checks with debit cards to disburse all kinds of benefits. But the cards have fees. Is that fair?
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Smartphones: Beware those payment apps
Smartphones encourage overspending. Use cash, instead of smartphones, to make payments.
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OpenLeaks: WikiLeaks competitor opens for business
OpenLeaks is expected to be fully operational sometime this year. So how does OpenLeaks stack up against WikiLeaks?
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