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PayPal has uphill battle to break shoppers’ swipe habit
PayPal will soon be ubiquitous in U.S. retail stores, but just being there may not be enough. The online payment service will take a giant step beyond its Internet roots on April 19, when a partnership with Discover Financial Services officially kicks in Continue reading
Herbalife raises 2013 forecast amid clash of fund titans
(Reuters) – Herbalife Ltd , the diet supplements company that has become a battleground between Wall Street titans William Ackman and Carl Icahn, raised its 2013 earnings forecast on Tuesday. Continue reading
Stocks waver in Friday trading; GE up, Intel falls
NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed batch of earnings reports from some of Corporate America's biggest names kept the stock market treading water Friday. General Electric and Morgan Stanley rose after turning in better report cards, while a 27 percent drop in earnings sank Intel's stock. Continue reading
Vatican denies flaws that led to credit card block
The Vatican insisted on Sunday that it had taken adequate measures to combat money laundering and so could not understand why the Bank of Italy had blocked the use of credit and debit cards inside Vatican City. Continue reading
It’s ‘cash only’ now for tourists at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's “cash only” now for tourists at the Vatican wanting to pay for museum tickets, souvenirs and other services after Italy's central bank decided to block electronic payments, including credit cards, at the tiny city-state. Continue reading
Busy days for Canada Post, couriers as Christmas approaches
Canada Post expects to have its busiest day of this year this week, as its customers send a massive flurry of Christmas cards, letters and packages to friends and family across the country. Continue reading
4 questions to ask about drugstore loyalty cards
Walgreens wants to reward customers for merely taking a walk, and Rite Aid will help cover trial gym memberships for some of its frequent shoppers. All the national drugstore chains now offer a free customer loyalty program loaded with incentives to use their cards. Continue reading
Saudi regulator suspends Mobily from selling SIM cards
(Reuters) – Etihad Etisalat Co (Mobily), Saudi Arabia’s second-biggest telecoms operator, has asked to meet the industry regulator after it was suspended from selling pre-paid SIM cards, a company spokesman said, describing the ban as “astonishing”. Continue reading
RBC axes expiry dates on prepaid credit cards
Canada’s largest banking group has dropped expiry dates and most of the fees on its pre-paid Visa cards. Continue reading
Aussie Dollar: Must-See Charts
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The Aussie dollar is threatening a downside breakout from a nearly one-year trading range. Continue reading →