Video: Credit card controversy
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 4/23/2009 — High credit card fees are coming under fire in Washington but banks say they need to price in risk.

Video: The Credit Card Bill and You
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 5/20/2009 — The Senate just passed a new Credit Card Bill, but what does it mean to you?

Credit Card Companies are Screwed with the New Bill
pfcreditcards.com 5/23/2009 — Allow customers to pay their bill on the phone and internet without an additional charge Let customers spare themselves from over the limit fees Give 45 day notice to customers before they can increase the interest rates Consumers under 21 must ...

Baltic Dry Index Up Eleven Days In a Row: Should You Care?
bespokeinvest.typepad.com 5/15/2009 — The Baltic Dry Index is currently riding an eleven day winning streak during which the index has gained 43%. Year to date, the index is now up 228%. Given that it is a measure of shipping rates, the increase in the Baltic Dry Index is regarded by many ...

What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You?
nytimes.com 5/14/2009 — What Does Your Credit-Card Company Know About You?

Retailers, Banks Battle Over Credit Card Fees
hf-implode.com 9/17/2009 — " ACongress is considering three bills that would regulate the so-called interchange fees -- which generally amount to 1 to 2 percent of a total sale and totaled $48 billion in 2008. Meanwhile, the Government Accountability Office is doing a study of the fees, as required by a law signed by ...

Eleven Step Financial Reform Proposal
nakedcapitalism.com 11/14/2008 — Heizo Takenaka, who held various posts in Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet and is now director of the Global Security Research Institute at Keio University, provides a far reaching list of financial reforms. One can quibble with his count (he describes ...

7-Eleven plans to slurp up Southern California real estate
latimes.com 7/24/2009 — The convenience store chain says it will add 600 stores over the next seven years, a move that could save it millions because of the weak commercial land market.

Credit-Card Fees Curbed
online.wsj.com 5/20/2009 — [Dodd] Associated Press Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.), left, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) on Capitol Hill after the Senate voted for the credit-card overhaul.

Card Firms' Loss Tally: Billions of Dollars in Fees
online.wsj.com 5/22/2009 — Risky borrowers usually are a cash cow for credit-card issuers, thanks to hefty fees and interest rates. But some of that revenue will dry up after President Obama signs new credit-card legislation Friday. Companies that pitch plastic to customers ...