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Gale force behind DJs card - despite tough times ahead (Warren Advocate)
DAVID JONES has released a new credit card - with the help of the model Megan Gale - at a time when its upmarket shoppers are tightening their belts due to lower sharemarket returns and fewer bonuses in the financial services industry.
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Credit-card fees squeeze profits (El Paso Times)
Greg Matthews tries to discourage customers at his East Side pharmacy from using credit cards to pay for prescriptions because transaction fees on cards cuts into his already slim profit margin.
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Financial planners offer their advice (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 20 percent since the beginning of this year, we thought it was time to call in the experts to offer guidance.
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International Forecaster October 2008 (#2) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More (GoldSeek.com)
Well, what a surprise, we've been sold down the river for the usual "thirty pieces of silver" by our Congress and our President, working together in unison, for the nth time.
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Why Open Text Needs an Impressive Earnings Report (Schaeffers Research)
This article notes that software firm Open Text (OTEX: sentiment, chart, options) is generally viewed as recession-resistant, since the company creates crucial content-management software...( Read More )
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Analysts Remain Optimistic Toward Nuance Communications (NUAN) (Schaeffers Research)
This article comments on speech-recognition firm Nuance Communications (NUAN: sentiment, chart, options) , deeming it a company that "is at least showing some solid strength in a tough economic climate." The column refers to Nuance's new quarterly guidance, which it revised higher yesterday, and comments on the company's flagship, Dragon Naturally Speaking software, and its "enthusiastic welcome ...
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How the credit card has changed America (The Post and Courier)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — They called it the Fresno Drop. Fifty years ago, in Septmeber 1958, Bank of America mass-mailed to nearly every home in Fresno, Calif., a small piece of plastic called the Bank-Americard. The credit card had arrived, a shiny corkscrew for each recipient to unbottle thousands of dollars in spending money that hadn't existed before they ripped open those envelopes.
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50 years later, how the credit card has changed America (The Pantagraph)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- They called it the Fresno Drop. Fifty years ago this month, Bank of America mass-mailed to nearly every home in Fresno, Calif., a small piece of plastic called the BankAmericard. The credit card had arrived, a shiny corkscrew for each recipient to unbottle thousands of dollars in spending money that hadn’t existed before they ripped open those envelopes.
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Homebuilders Raise the Roof, Could Sentiment be Far Behind? (Schaeffers Research)
In a reaction that could become common on Wall Street during the near-term, Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist for Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services, said that he "nearly fell off my [his] chair" when the S&P 1500 Homebuilding subindustry index appeared on his weekly high-momentum list...( Read More )
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Finance charge may push you over limit (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
It is legal to fine customers when finance charges push card balances past the limit, says the Debt Adviser.
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