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Korenix rolls out the new Universal PCI/UPCI Switch Card JetCard 2205 - PR Inside


2008-12-02 08:28:50 - Korenix, a leading developer of industrial computing and networking solutions, announces the introduction of a new Universal PCI/UPCI Switch Card JetCard 2205. The JetCard 2205 is a flexible and high performance five-port ...


1 Dec 2008

Frugal Asia to dodge much of credit card beating - Reuters


TOKYO (Reuters) - Even after 14 years in the white-knuckle world of stock trading, Ken Masuda doesn't sound like a big risk-taker -- at least when he talks about his own cash. "I'm more conservative than most Americans when it comes to money," said ...


1 Dec 2008

Discounts may not save 'Cyber Monday' - Rocky Mountain News


Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping. But after weeks of already heavy ...


1 Dec 2008

NYPD: Passenger kills bus driver in fare dispute - Ann Arbor News


NEW YORK (AP) — A man stabbed a city bus driver to death over being denied a free ride, then escaped on foot Monday in the first killing of an on-duty New York City bus driver in more than a quarter-century, authorities said. The man got on the bus ...


1 Dec 2008

Shopper's club card pumped in drug business - The Washington Times


1. Buy a prepaid card. 2. Cash it in for groceries, a flat-screen TV or a even new car. 3. Six months later, get all your cash back. That fantastic deal enriched legions of working-class Colombians before President Alvaro Uribe shut down DMG Group ...


1 Dec 2008

Credit card companies to pare lending - Boston Globe


NEW YORK - Credit card companies will reduce lending by more than $2 trillion over the next 18 months in a dangerous and unprecedented move for US consumer spending, Oppenheimer & Co.'s Meredith Whitney said. Lenders that may have difficulty raising ...


1 Dec 2008

Camano Island pair arrested with list of stolen credit card numbers (Everett Herald)


YAHOO - Camano Island pair arrested with list of stolen credit card numbers (Everett Herald)EVERETT -- A Camano Island woman allegedly had a list of more than 100 stolen credit card accounts with her when police arrested her on Thanksgiving.


2 Dec 2008

More credit card users delinquent on payments (Los Angeles Daily News)


YAHOO - More credit card users delinquent on payments (Los Angeles Daily News)NEW YORK - The percentage of people who were delinquent on their credit card payments rose in the third quarter from the same time last year, while average debt per borrower jumped 7.7 percent, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.


2 Dec 2008

Christmas Card Scam Appeals to Financial Fantasy (FOX 13 Memphis)


YAHOO - Christmas Card Scam Appeals to Financial Fantasy (FOX 13 Memphis)A Christmas card arriving in some Mid-South mailboxes is trying to appeal to your holiday spirit, and your economic weaknesses. Instead of spreading joy this season the Better Business Bureau says one holiday card is mixing you up in a scam.


1 Dec 2008

ID card problems create congestion for port workers (Baltimore Sun)


YAHOO - ID card problems create congestion for port workers (Baltimore Sun)Federal program's computer problems keep many off the road Truckers, longshoremen and other workers waited for hours Monday as they attempted to secure a federal identification card without which they cannot get to their jobs in the port of Baltimore.


1 Dec 2008

Man, 80, gets birthday card from former teacher (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Man, 80, gets birthday card from former teacher (AP via Yahoo! News)Hobart Anderson of New Ulm turned 80 recently and with his birthday came a surprise. He got a birthday card signed by Collette Hartung. She was his teacher — 70 years ago. He says he was very, very surprised.


1 Dec 2008

City secretary of Combine arrested amid credit-card allegations (Dallas Morning News)


YAHOO - City secretary of Combine arrested amid credit-card allegations (Dallas Morning News)A city secretary for the town of Combine has been arrested on allegations that she charged $10,000 in personal items to a city credit card, sheriff’s officials said Monday.


1 Dec 2008

Payments News: Retailers Form New Retail Gift Card Association ...


The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) formed in October with a mission to create consumer-centered policies and procedures for members that will let consumers continue to confidently buy and use the cards that have become the #1 gift ...


1 Dec 2008

Phil Windley's Technometria | Broken: Debit Card Rebates


He mentions debit card rebates right at the start as a bad marketing move. In essence, the company wants to trick you into thinking you’re getting a break without actually giving you one. They’re designing a system that breaks on ...


1 Dec 2008

Credit Card Crunch - Finance Blog - Felix Salmon - Market Movers ...


Meredith Whitney has a piece in the FT which is full of extremely large numbers: Capital destruction has been so intense that multi-trillions in capital raised by institutions through both private and …


1 Dec 2008

Stainless Steel Droppings » Blog Archive » Stonefather ~Orson ...


A few hours later, in the waning light of day, I closed this novella with a contented sigh and the remembrance of just why I enjoy the way that Orson Scott Card tells a story. This novella-length story was previously featured in the ...


1 Dec 2008

cryptogon.com » Archives » Credit Card Industry May Cut $2 ...


Commercial bank exposure via the total amount of credit card loans outstanding has risen more in the last 10 weeks than it did in the previous 10 months cobined. Moreover, the growth in the last 10 weeks — $32.3 billion, or roughly $600 ...


1 Dec 2008

24/7 Wall St.: No More Credit Cards: GDP Bleeds Out


Insightful Analysis and Commentary for US and Global Equity Investors.


1 Dec 2008