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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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WikiLeaks mirror sites: A new lease on life for WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks mirror sites ensure that it will be very difficult – if not impossible – to ever scrub WikiLeaks from the Web.
WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and the dark side of Internet freedom

Evgeny Morozov discusses the implications of WikiLeaks on open vs. closed societies, the paradox of attacking state power, and the future of Internet privacy.
Did being evil boost a firm's ranking on Google?

After reports of a New York business purposely mistreating customers to boost its online ranking, Google puts the brakes on evil business practices.
Debit cards: Prepaid versions not a good deal

Debit cards with prepaid balances come with more fees than a free checking account and more limitations than a credit card.
Stock prices pare losses from steep sell-off

Stock prices mostly recover from a 149-point decline that traders attributed to an FBI raid on two hedge funds and worries about Ireland's bailout.
High gas prices likely to effect holiday spending this year

Gas prices rose 3.91 cents Thursday, and are expected to continue to rise through the holiday season.
Credit cards: Be strategic – and other holiday shopping tips

Credit cards should be used with their cash-back rewards in mind. That's tip No. 3 of our holiday shopping dos and don'ts.
Credit cards: Profits soar at American Express

Credit cards boosted quarterly profits by 71 percent at American Express.
Credit cards: Will US suit against American Express affect you?

Credit cards and their users will probably see little change as a result of the suit from the Justice Department.
Should I take early retirement? Can a teen have a Roth IRA? How should I spend abroad?

Questions from the reader mailbag.
Visa, MasterCard deal: Are there perks for you?

Visa and MasterCard have settled a Justice Department suit. Under the deal, retailers could offer you incentives to use cards with low transaction fees.
Visa, MasterCard settle Justice Department lawsuit

Visa and MasterCard agree not to prohibit merchants from offering customers discounts or rebates for using a particular kind of card. Visa and MasterCard also must allow merchants to express preferences for the use of a low-cost card within a network or other form of payment.
Credit card debt drops, lowest in eight year as cardholders pay off balances

Credit card debt for bank-issued credit cards — like those with a MasterCard or Visa logo — fell to $4,951 on average in the three months ended June 30, down more than 13 percent from $5,719 in the same period a year ago, according to TransUnion.
Credit scores sinking for millions of Americans

Credit scores for millions of Americans are not looking very positive and that can have a negative effect on the US economy.
Difference Maker A business course that puts personal growth on the bottom line

Something of a rock star among business school teachers Srikumar Rao offers a class that gives his students broader perspectives on their lives.
Why BP should deny everything and brace for impact

There's little BP can do to stop the onslaught of lawsuits heading its way.
Financial reform bill 101: What it might mean for your debit card

The financial reform bill passed Thursday in the Senate could reduce costs to retailers. That might allow them to offer you discounts for using cash or certain cards.
Debit card fees: Senate votes for limits, seeking to aid consumers

Retailers are the ones paying debit card fees, but the idea is that if the costs were lowered, retailers might then pass some of the savings along to consumers.
Even with new credit card laws 2010, Americans are cutting back on credit

New laws are shielding American credit-card users – as long as they can get credit.
Olympics curling begins with support from Google Doodle and Simpsons

Ahead of curling competition today in Vancouver at 9 am (12 pm EST), Google offered the sport a Doodle and The Simpsons featured an episode wherein Homer curls in the Vancouver Games.
Is it possible to be a cheapskate on Valentine's Day (and live)?

One poll circulating in the British press showed that 78 percent of women surveyed would most treasure a love letter or poem. In China, while11.3 percent of respondents said some sort of handmade gift is their favorite, an equal 11 percent reported a preference for diamond jewelry.
Holiday sales 2009: how the East Coast snowstorm helped

Data released Monday show that online holiday sales skyrocketed – probably because many people on the East Coast stayed home to shop on a snowy ‘Super Saturday.’
Instant tax 'refunds' come under fire

States crack down on high-interest tax loans.
New Fed doctrine emerges on bailing out pet stores

We won’t back you if you put dogs and cats in the same day-care room, or sell gluton-based derivatives in place of kibbles.
Retailers, banks battle over credit-card fees

Lawmakers weigh legislation allowing them to negotiate fees.