There is no shortage of offers for credit cards in the mail, on line and more or less everywhere you look. However, quite often the task of maintaining your credit card can be more difficult than getting the right credit card for your needs.
High Street stores are all too willing to give you a [...]
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You can buy almost anything on line these days so it makes sense to be able to apply on line for the credit card to buy such goods too.
You probably receive quite a few credit card invitations in the mail and you may also get regular information from your bank or affinity groups like your [...]
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Are all credit cards created in an equal manner? The answer to this question is a resounding NO! That would be similar to saying a tatty van from the 1970’s is the same as a 2007 luxury SUV. Credit cards also vary quite dramatically by their terms and conditions and they can [...]
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U.S. News & World Report – American consumers hate being told what to do, and to prove it, we routinely make choices that are irrational and counterproductive. We make impulse purchases we can’t afford. We build bigger houses than we need, chaining ourselves to an onerous mortgage for years. We drive [...]
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AP – J.C. Penney Co. cut its profit outlook for the rest of the year, a sign of jitters that Americans, still stinging from the recession and worried about jobs, aren’t going to spend more any time soon.
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Reuters – U.S. stock index futures signaled losses on Friday as investors awaited consumer sentiment and retail sales data to get a better reading on the economy.
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Reuters – Consumer sentiment plunged in July to its lowest level in 9 months on bleak prospects for jobs and income a year since the economic recovery began, a private survey released on Friday showed. Read More Consumer sentiment sags to lowest since November
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AP – German consumer confidence is up strongly, boosted by expectations that a quicker economic recovery will keep unemployment in check and by cheer over the football World Cup and sunny weather, a survey showed Tuesday. Read More German consumer confidence up strongly
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AP – Consumer prices fell for the third straight month, providing some bargains to American shoppers.
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