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Police: Woman Steals Purse, Tries To Buy Wal-Mart Gift Cards (Local 10 Miami)
A thief snatched an 80-year-old woman's purse and then tried to buy gift cards using a stolen credit card, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Teachers Win Bonuses at High-Need Schools (New York Times)
Teachers at 33 high-need secondary schools across New York City will receive bonuses of several thousand dollars each as a reward for student gains on school report cards.
Saving on your shopping (The State)
Give yourself a cooling-off period before purchasing anything that isn't a basic need. Don't shop as entertainment. Or when you're hungry or depressed. Get a credit card with rebates you can use. Discover Card gives 5 percent cash back on various charges — restaurants, groceries, movie rentals — that rotate throughout the year. Earn reward points with your debit or credit card, but ...
GO-Tag and go buy (Rocky Mountain News)
Greenwood Village-based First Data is betting that your credit card will one day be history. Instead of swiping your plastic to buy groceries and gas, the payment-processing company predicts that in a few years, you'll just tap your cell phone on a special reader in order to pay.
English city to reward people for keeping fit (Baltimore Sun)
The English city of Manchester has come up with a simple formula it hopes will help keep its citizens trim: eat right, get stuff. Exercise, get more stuff.
Report: Rates on most types of credit cards rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Average interest rates on most types of credit cards rose slightly this week, according to a report from CreditCards.com.
Credit woes find shoppers 'hunkering down' (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Through years of easy credit, buy now and pay later became the mantra of the American consumer. Now, with recession-shocked consumers fearful of taking on more debt and credit card companies imposing tougher restrictions and spending limits, those may no longer be words to shop by.
CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report (Centre Daily Times)
Sharp increases for select American Express cards shot overall credit card annual percentage rates higher this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.
Credit cards need to lose the legalese (Toronto Star)
When applying for a credit card, you have to sign a contract that's crammed with legalese and fine-print footnotes. It's time for a fresh approach to communication.
CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report (wallstreet:online AG)
Sharp increases for select American Express cards shot overall credit card annual percentage rates