Only the UAE is showing higher consumer confidence says MasterCard « Peter J...

" The UAE index score of 85.4 was up on 78.5 six months ago, although survey newcomer Qatar was higher at 88.6 as was Kuwait at 89.4. Saudi Arabia showed a dip from 92.2 to 80.1."

YouTube to Share Revenue with Creators

YouTube CEO Chad Hurley said today his company (now owned by Google) “is going to move in [the] direction” of rewarding video creators for their content, as part of a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.Attendee Jeff Jarvis taped the statements...

Why Isn't My Husband the Person I Thought He Was?

"When you were dating, he was attractive and neat. Now he doesn't even pick up after himself. What should you do? When she entered counseling with her husband, Erica had one purpose: getting Jim "fixed." Jim had fallen into patterns that might work for a single guy, but...

Big Credit Cards Need to Change Practices, Says New Report - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard...

Loan Sharks

A B.C. court has finally charged a pay-day loan company for usury, charging interest over and above that allowed in Canada. In other words loan sharking.

Visa, MasterCard to pay 336 million dollars in currency suit (AFP)

" NEW YORK (AFP) - Visa and MasterCard agreed to pay a total of 336 million dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the credit card firms shortchanged US consumers in foreign currency transactions, a regulatory filing showed. MasterCard International said in a...

The Rise Of Credit Mastercards.

credit has become a pillar of the American economy. When people began to look for ways to increase convenience in transactions, credit cards became popular as an effective way to exchange money in a ‘cashless’ environment, making transactions faster and avoiding...

Ending The Dishonesty -- The Way Forward On Border Control And Patriotic Immi...

The views of Newt Gingrich on Illegal Immigration.

Credit Card Fraud

"Merchants Hit MasterCard IPO on Anticompetitive Grounds"

Service Charges

"So I went to the Alberta Government Treasury Branch the other day to get some cash out of the instant teller. Now I belong to a credit union and so as usual this would mean an Interact service charge anywhere from $1.50-$2.5o. So I ask for $40 and get $40 and on the receipt...