Traveling through Iran to film a public television show, “Rick Steves’ Iran” (which will air on PBS throughout the U.S. in mid-January), I quickly filled up my notebook with quirky observations. One moment, I saw propaganda murals encouraging ...
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TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Canadian banks are worried about losses from their credit-card portfolios this year, as the slowing economy leads to rising unemployment and tighter consumer budgets. "That is a portfolio that would be much more immediately ...
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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Consumers cut their borrowing by the most ever during November, keeping credit cards tucked away and staying away from car showrooms. Consumer credit outstanding decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.7%, or $7.9 ...
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AN international criminal syndicate allegedly running Queensland's largest credit card racket may have stolen millions of dollars from personal bank accounts. The syndicate created hundreds of fake credit cards implanted with stolen account details ...
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DUBAI — The Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) on Thursday clarified that the blockage of its credit cards in Russia and Italy is not a new development and the measure was taken a few months ago. The Emirates Islamic Bank in a statement said, “Following ...
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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Consumers cut their borrowing by the most ever during November, keeping credit cards tucked away and staying away from car showrooms. Consumer credit outstanding decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.7%, or $7.9 ...
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I read with much mirth in the Florida Times-Union on Thursday January 8th Ms. McGonegal’s comments about the protection consumers need from the credit card companies. Let’s address some of the facts about credit cards which I know people of the ...
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