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GOP attorneys general call on credit card companies to drop plans for gun store code
Fire arms are seen at the Bobâs Little Sport Gun Shop in the town of Glassboro, New Jersey, United States on May 26, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Two dozen Republican attorneys general are urging Visa, MasterCard, and American Express to drop their plans to adopt a new merchant category code for gun retailers, […]
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Gun law advocates hail new credit card code as a way to cut down on suspicious sales
Fire arms are seen at the Bobâs Little Sport Gun Shop in the town of Glassboro, New Jersey, United States on May 26, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Gun law advocates are praising a decision to adopt a new sales code for transactions at gun stores, a move they had urged to […]
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Payments giants to use new code determining gross sales at U.S. gun retailers
Fireplace arms are witnessed at the Bobâs Very little Activity Gun Shop in the city of Glassboro, New Jersey, United States on May 26, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Company | Getty Photographs Visa, the world’s premier payments processor, said on Saturday it will carry out a new service provider classification code for U.S. gun […]
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Consumer spending is slowing, but there are still pockets of strength in these three sectors
Despite new signs of slowing consumer demand, pockets of strength remain in travel, payments and autos. Hilton on Wednesday topped analysts’ second-quarter estimates and raised its full-year outlook, saying it remained optimistic there would be strong travel demand for the rest of the year. On Thursday morning, Southwest Airlines reinforced this view as it beat […]
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Here are Friday’s biggest analyst calls of the day: McDonald’s, Netflix, Amazon, Nvidia, Visa & more
Here are Friday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Edward Jones upgrades Qualcomm to buy from hold Edward Jones said it sees an “attractive” buying opportunity in Qualcomm. “We are upgrading Qualcomm to a Buy from a Hold because we believe the stock does not fully reflect our growth outlook.” Read more about this call here. […]
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Here’s what’s hot — and what’s not — in fintech right now
There has been something of a rotation out of certain pockets of fintech that were hyped by venture capitalists last year, such as crypto and “buy now, pay later,” and into less sexy areas focused on generating stable streams of income. Jantakon Kokthong / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images Financial technology is the hottest […]
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Travelers are upset about rising costs, but most aren’t canceling their plans just yet
Summer travel talk sure isn’t what it used to be. Rather than sun, sand and surf, many travel discussions now center on inflation, rising fuel costs and flight cancellations, a situation which could derail a much-needed 2022 summer travel comeback. Travel conversations on Twitter decreased 75% from April to May, while discussions related to gas […]
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A wholly owned subsidiary of Apple will extend loans for its Pay Later product
Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022. Chris Tuite | AFP | Getty Images A wholly owned subsidiary of Apple […]
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Crypto poses a threat to the safety of global payment systems, fintech boss warns
Starling CEO Anne Boden. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images AMSTERDAM — The boss of Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank Starling has doubled down on criticisms of crypto, calling digital currencies a threat to the safety of payment infrastructure. “It is very dangerous,” Anne Boden, who founded Starling in 2014, warned Tuesday […]
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OnlyFans says it’s not seeing a Netflix-like slowdown in subscribers despite rising inflation
In this photo illustration, the OnlyFans logo is displayed on a smartphone. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images AMSTERDAM — OnlyFans is not experiencing a slowdown in subscribers like Netflix even as people grapple with rising prices, executives at the company said Tuesday. “We’re not experiencing that slowdown,” Keily Blair, OnlyFans’ […]
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