AmEx profit jumps on resilient credit card spending Jan 24 (Reuters) - American Express reported a 12% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as more consumers swiped cards during the holiday season for travel and online shopping. A strong holiday ...

Books Inc., the oldest independent bookstore chain in San Francisco's Bay Area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to save its remaining businesses. The company, established in 1851, also announced plans to close its Berkeley store ...

From ICE: ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Delinquencies Ended 2024 on a Strong Note Despite Remaining Near a Three-Year High • The national delinquency rate eased 2 basis points (bps) to 3.72% in December, but rose 4.0% year over ...

The Federal Trade Commission will issue over $5 million in refunds to 7,687 victims of the credit card debt relief scheme ACRO Services, the organization announced Tuesday. ACRO Services — which also operated under the names American Consumer Rights Organization, ...

A credit card is placed into a credit card machine for processing payments in La Puente, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Credit card delinquencies have jumped across the United States, with Wyoming, Rhode Island, ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) -- Mid-January, Marine Credit Union (MCU) surprised The Good Fight Community Center with a $9,500 donation. The Good Fight's mission, according to its website, it to provide at-risk and disadvantaged youth with a safe environment to grow ...

FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo© Thomson Reuters By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York ...

AI tools, viral trends, and live shopping are fueling seismic shifts in consumer behavior, according to Salsify’s 2025 Consumer Research Report BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Is retail ready for the always-on consumer? Salsify, the platform empowering brand ...

Like many other Americans, luxury car owners make monthly auto payments. When they pay, it is often to entities that carry the names of their cars—McLaren Financial Services, Aston Martin Financial Services, the Land Rover Financial Group—but who they actually ...