First Data Releases Black Friday SpendTrend®
Black Friday Boosted By Early Openings, Cyber Monday Surges on Big Discounts ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2011 – First Data Corporation released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Black Friday 2011 compared...
View ArticleChina will be the largest e-Commerce market in 2015
China will overtake the USA as the largest electronic commerce market in 2015, according to a report published this week by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which surveyed more than 4,000 online...
View ArticleTechnology Boosts Holiday Giving
Online Charitable Donation are Up, and Capital One Giving Site Helps Maximize Gifts MCLEAN, Va., Dec 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Despite ongoing economic challenges, there is some good news for non...
View ArticleCredit Card Use Is On The Rise
CNNMoney 6:43 a.m. CST, December 5, 2011 Credit cards are making a comeback. At the end of 2008, more consumers were using debit cards than credit cards but now that trend has reversed, said Silvio...
View ArticleDailyMarkets.com Announces Best Credit Cards For Holiday Shopping
-December 6, 2011 Having the right credit card for holiday shopping allows consumers to save money and pay less for their purchases by being rewarded for every dollar they spend. DailyMarkets.com’s...
View ArticleConsumer Credit In U.S. Rose In October To Two-Year High
U.S. consumer borrowing rose in October to the highest level in two years, propelled by gains in non-revolving debt like auto and student loans. Credit increased by $7.65 billion to $2.46 trillion, the...
View ArticleWill Capping Credit-Card Rate Help Consumers?
December 14, 2011 – By Robert Powell If we want to get the economy back on track, maybe we should pass a law that puts a cap on the interest rate banks can charge on credit cards. Doing so, according …...
View ArticleCredit Card Spending Increased Over Holidays
In a turnaround from last year, shoppers were not afraid to pull out the plastic this holiday season. Spending on credit cards jumped 7 percent in November and was up in the first half of December,...
View ArticleMinimum-Wage Bump Helps Keep Consumers Spending
Florida’s minimum wage will go up 36 cents on Sunday, an increase that will inject an additional $284 million into the state economy next year. If you’re one of the 380,000 Floridians earning the...
View ArticleWomen Better At Handling Credit, Survey Finds
Women may earn less than men but they are better managers of credit. According to a new report from Experian , women earn 23% less than men, but men have 4.3% more debt than women. Women also have a...
View ArticleWhat Do Customers Want? Survey Shows Growing Appetite for More Communications
In our always connected society, we increasingly rely on real-time information and notifications in our daily lives – from checking our bank account balance on a smartphone app to getting a text...
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