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Latte Winners

If you want a chance to win some free joe for the next two years and the opportunity to take your friends to the other side of the earth, first-class, then head over to Starbucks. Between now and February 17th, Starbucks card users making a purchase with ... more

XMAS 2003

Americans will have racked up slightly more than $115 billion in retail spending on their credit and debit cards as the holiday shopping season comes to a close this week. For the first five weeks of the current shopping season, consumers charged $69.6 ... more

Black Friday

While "Black Friday" has traditionally been the day after Thanksgiving, a new "Black Friday" might emerge this year on the day after Christmas. Armed with billion of dollars in gift cards, and in search of marked-down items, Americans may flood into stores on ... more

#1 MASCOT

Today is the final day to vote in Capital One's "National Mascot of the Year" competition. The winner will be announced New Year's Day during the "Capital One Bowl" in Orlando. As of this morning, more than 4.5 million votes have been cast in the competition ... more

Cash is Queen

For the first time electronic payments have surpassed cash and checks as consumers' preferred payment method for in-store purchases. A new study, released this week, has found that cash and checks now account for only 47% of consumers' in-store purchases, as ... more

0%-2004

While the Feds keep the lid on short-term interest rates, now might be the ideal time to give your credit cards a little scrutiny. Some issuers are continuing to offer zero percent interest rates that stretch through next December. more

Santa Spending

Retail spending on credit and debit cards for the first four weeks of the current holiday season has topped $67 billion in the USA. Americans pulled out major credit cards to charge more than $53 billion in retail purchases, and used off-line or signature ... more

AmEx Wheel

American Express and the popular syndicated TV show, "Wheel of Fortune" will be promoting the "Blue Cash from American Express" card this week. Through Friday, December 19th, viewers will see a blue set, custom designed for "Wheel of Fortune." more

AVON VISA

Following the recent release of its cutting-edge and award-winning "Starbucks Card Duetto VISA," Bank One has come calling this week with yet another innovative credit card. The new "Avon Platinum VISA" rewards both cardholders as well as Avon ... more

Caesars MasterCard

A new MasterCard has been launched that offers casino comp dollars as a cardholder reward. The new "Caesars Entertainment MasterCard," issued for Park Place Entertainment by Juniper Bank, offers cardholders a one percent "comp dollar" credit for all purchase ... more
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