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On the Spot: Travelers need money alternatives when going abroad
In last week's On the Spot column, letter writer Nancy Jones said she was going to London and expressed concern about whether her credit cards would work because they are not Chip and PIN (personal identification number). She said she didn't want to carry...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Football, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Heartland Payment Systems Incorporated
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BofA cuts 2 million customers loose
It's long been a basic tenet of the business world: You give us more business, we'll reward your loyalty with better deals. That's how cable companies operate with their service packages. That's how phone companies work. And until now, that's pretty...
Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Satellite and Cable Service, Loans, Marketing
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Investors snap up $17 billion in Apple bonds
First came the frenzy for iPhones and iPads. Now there's a scramble for iBonds. Apple Inc. sold $17 billion in bonds Tuesday, a gargantuan deal that ranked as the largest in global corporate history. And even though the securities are paying...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Career and Workplace, Shareholders
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Stanley A. Dashew dies at 96; helped revolutionize credit card industry
Stanley A. Dashew, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped revolutionize the credit card industry, died of natural causes Thursday in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. He was 96. Dashew held 40 patents in fields as diverse as credit card...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Arts and Culture, Credit and Debt, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Happy birthday, Superman! A look back at 75 powerful years
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt's an auspicious occasion for the Man of Steel. Exactly 75 years ago today, Superman made his debut in “Action ...... -
Reese Witherspoon has Celebrity Entitlement Syndrome
A delightful new entry in the Celebrities Behaving Badly file comes to us this week from Atlanta, where the Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, 37, arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, apparently confused the traffic stop with an audition for...
Tags: Vehicles, Reese Witherspoon, Services and Shopping, Police Arrests, Celebrities
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Barbados
The island of Barbados offers the most authentic Caribbean experience, with its exceptionally rich culture and history rooted in remarkable landscapes. Home to some of the world’s best beaches, the island stands as a premier destination for...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Caribbean Islands, JetBlue Airways, World Golf Championships, Air Transportation Industry
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Women-owned businesses increase 59% since 1997, study says
The number of businesses owned by women in the United States has increased 59% since 1997, according to an estimate from American Express. Those 8.6 million firms are generating more than $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing nearly 7.8 million people,...
Tags: Business, United States Census Bureau
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JPMorgan Chase website outage linked to server, not cyber attack
Customers trying to use JPMorgan Chase's website were frustrated again by four hours of disrupted service, but there was a twist this time: The outages were caused by a technical problem with the bank's systems, not by a cyber attack. The intermittent...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Banking, Computer Crime, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Superman turns 75: 75 super images of the Man of Steel
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSuperman looks good for 75. The Last Son of Krypton's 75th anniversary coincides with the June 14 release of “Man ...... -
The Eagles hit the road for 2013 summer tour
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Here’s a twist: a situation where a trip to Las Vegas is the safe bet for anyone who doesn’t want to gamble. The Eagles will be hitting the road for a summer tour in the wake of the...
Tags: The Eagles (music group), Michael Jackson, Music Industry
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The growing but quiet acceptance of regifting
By some accounts, most Americans have done it. They've repacked, rewrapped and resent unwanted presents to a new recipient. A survey in October 2011 by home fashion retailer HomeGoods found that more than half of the 1,000-plus respondents had regifted,...
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