Monthly Archives: July 2014

Apple’s surprising sales in emerging markets like China & Latin America keep … – Apple Insider

Apple’s surprising sales in emerging markets like China & Latin America keep …
Apple Insider
Sales growth for Apple’s Mac platform has outpaced the PC market for the 31st time in the past 32 quarters, keeping the trend alive.

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Emerging Market Bonds: Are Yields High Enough? – Forbes

Emerging Market Bonds: Are Yields High Enough?
Forbes
It is the wise investor who looks not only at markets offering opportunity but also at markets at risk. There is no sure-fire way of identifying markets that may be at pricing risk.

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Global Growth Dynamics May Impair Frontiers’ Prospects – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Global Growth Dynamics May Impair Frontiers’ Prospects Wall Street Journal (blog) As frontier markets have gained increasing prominence recently, one of the oft-repeated arguments in favor of investing in them has been that they are much like the…

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Predicting A Future Free Of Dollar Bills | TechCrunch

Picture the scene. It’s 2020. You’re at the checkout in a convenience store with a carton of milk. But you’ve got no cash and you’ve left your cards..

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8 FAQs About New EMV Credit Cards – Fox Business

8 FAQs About New EMV Credit Cards
Fox Business
EMV — which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa — is a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions.

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The 40-Year War: Credit Cards and Antitrust Law – American Banker (subscription)

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The 40-Year War: Credit Cards and Antitrust Law
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American Express (AXP) went on trial last week in Brooklyn over government allegations that its rules for merchants violate antitrust law.

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Should you pay the 2% extra for purchases through debit or credit card? | Its All About Money

Read and share. Should you pay the 2% extra for purchases through debit or credit card? read more here http://t.co/BgeKyIvBI0

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The psychology of making purchases with cash and credit

Dr Paul Harrison takes a look at the psychology of cash, credit and debit and investigates whether your card can help you lose weight . (What’s the #psychology behind making purchases with credit cards instead of cash?

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June Investors Say “Yes” To Data And Security and “Meh” To mWallets and POS

In another PYMNTS first, we’re going to be reporting investments in retail and commercial payments companies and in particular who’s getting funding, from whom, and how much; and who’s getting acquired, by whom, and how much.

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Alibaba Tells All About Alipay Ownership

In their latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission clarifying the Chinese e-retailers forthcoming U.S.

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