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Change Agent
World Bank unit, MasterCard Foundation boost small loans in Africa
They'll spend $37.4 million over five years to provide microfinancing, which helps people lift themselves out of poverty by starting or expanding small businesses, sending children to school, or improving farms.
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Credit card hacked? Four steps to take.
Credit card hackers can send sophisticated looking e-mails and make small purchases on credit cards to test if you're watching closely.
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Global Payments credit-card data breach: How big is the theft?
The Global Payments breach is the largest known credit-card theft from a business or financial institution in the past two years. Last year, data from some 3.4 million credit cards were grabbed.
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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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Anonymous hacks FBI email, eavesdrops on call to Scotland Yard
Anonymous hackers listened to a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that discussed strategy for dealing with a hacking case.
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Change Agent
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help Africa
In a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa
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Stocks quiet, but gain for second straight day
The Dow inched up 21.04 points to close at 12418 on a quiet day for the markets
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Best Buy: TVs, consoles, tablets sell big on Black Friday
Best Buy in Burbank, Calif., draws 1,500 shoppers at midnight. They scoop up Microsoft XBox, e-readers, printers, laptops, and tablets, suggesting a 25 percent boost in annual sales for this Best Buy.
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Thanksgiving now a Black Friday 'prequel'? Big deals begin Thursday.
To lure Americans away from the Thanksgiving table and into the Black Friday shopping frenzy, US retailers are offering some delectable early-bird specials.
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For US and global economies, debt is a four-letter word
It's hard to conclude anything else: Debt – owed by households, governments, and banks – lies at the heart of the economy's troubles. Even after two years of recovery, debt remains a big drag.
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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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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.
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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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Horizons
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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