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E-Commerce, Without a Credit Card
added: 15-01-2008

More than 85% of Internet transactions are completed with a credit or debit card, according to Javelin Strategy and Research data cited in a January 2008 Wall Street Journal article.
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Half of U.S. Consumers Reduce Spending to Combat High Gas Prices
added: 15-01-2008

New research from The Nielsen Company finds that half (49 percent) of U.S. consumers are reducing their spending to compensate for rising gas prices, up four points from June 2007. Consumers are also battling high gas prices by combining shopping trips and errands (70 percent), eating out less (41 percent) and staying home more often (39 percent).
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Small Businesses Turn to Alternative Funding Solutions During Credit Crunch
added: 15-01-2008

The results of a recent survey of small-business owners found that the number one barrier keeping them from meeting their financial goals in 2008 is lack of access to working capital. In this most recent installment of the Capital Access Network (CAN) Small Business Barometer, decision makers at small businesses indicated that their own "credit crunch" outweighs all other business obstacles they will face in 2008 including taxes, staffing, seasonality and energy costs.
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2007 Online Holiday Retail Sales Grew 29 Percent
added: 15-01-2008

Sales volume and the number of transactions conducted at 10 of the largest U.S. retail Web sites rose 29 percent during the 2007 year-end holiday shopping period, according to data tracked by the Chase Paymentech Pulse Index, suggesting that online shopping provided one of the few bright spots in an otherwise sluggish period for the retail sector.
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2007 Venture Fundraising Reaches Highest Level Since 2001
added: 14-01-2008

Two hundred and thirty-five venture capital firms raised $34.7 billion in 2007 according to Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
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Recession in US Consumer Spending
added: 14-01-2008

ChangeWave Research's latest consumer spending survey points to a recession in U.S. consumer spending.
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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes in December 2007
added: 14-01-2008

The U.S. Import Price Index was unchanged in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. A 0.3
percent increase in nonpetroleum prices was offset by a 0.6 percent decline in the price index for petroleum. U.S. export prices advanced 0.4 percent in December following a 0.9 percent rise in November.
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U.S. Teens' $80 Billion Income Primed for Plastic
added: 12-01-2008

With 24.8 million boys and girls age 12-17 representing a total yearly income of $80 billion, today's trendy and hyper-brand-aware teens are prime targets for plastic - debit, credit, and gift cards that is! Yet, according to Teens, Money, Payment Cards and Financial Services in the U.S., a new report from Packaged Facts, for financial institutions it's not the profits these teens generate in the short term that's most important.
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Will That Be Visa, PayPal or Google?
added: 12-01-2008

Three out of 10 major online retailers offered new payment methods as an alternative to credit cards in December 2007, according to a study by Brulant.
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Gas Prices as No. 1 Economic Concern
added: 12-01-2008

In a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, Americans cite gasoline prices as the economic woe that most affects them. The Car Care Council warns that putting off vehicle care and maintenance can make matters worse. Proper vehicle maintenance will increase miles per gallon.
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