Topic: MasterCard Inc.
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Mattel and Hasbro 'terrified': Do kids want gadgets more than toys?
Mattel and Hasbro terrified that kids will want toys less next year, according to reports. Hot toys did well this Christmas, but retailers in general saw less growth than expected.
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Retail sales just ho-hum this holiday season
Preliminary reports show holiday sales rose only 0.7 percent over November and December, which could be the economy's worst holiday performance since 2008.
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Christmas shopping: Did retail season already go over the 'fiscal cliff'?
Holiday retail sales were hampered initially this year by the the aftermath of hurricane Sandy and more recently by shoppers' fiscal cliff fears. The run-up to Christmas will make or break the season.
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The Monitor's View: Why bike sharing will make cities friendlier
New York and Chicago launch bike-sharing programs next spring, a big jump for creating a cycling culture in American cities. Life for urban dwellers will be better. Here's why.
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Mobile pay: Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy jump on board phone payments
Mobile pay could replace credit cards with phone taps. Now Target, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy have joined together to bring mobile-pay options to their stores.
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Credit card settlement: Win for retailers? Wal-Mart says no.
Credit cards could be charged a retailers' fee for transactions under a $6 billion settlement for fee-fixing by Visa, MasterCard, and issuers of credit cards. But Wal-Mart says the deal won't cap rising merchant fees.
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WikiLeaks scores big win against Visa
Court demanded that Visa stop its financial blockade against WikiLeaks.
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Stocks slide ahead of corporate earnings season
Stocks closed lower on The Street ahead of US corporate earnings reports and the continued instability of markets across the pond. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 36 points to close at 12,736, the index's third straight day of losses.
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Change Agent
World Bank unit, MasterCard Foundation boost small loans in AfricaThey'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 AfricaIn 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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