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- Big Banks' Sneaky New Tricks
- With direct access to your cash, financial institutions have developed a range of clever ploys to whittle down your account. A few banks are starting to change gears — but for many consumers, that news is too little, too late. A few weeks ago, Bank of America hit the...
- Articles 2009-09-25
- 29 Fees We Hate Most
- An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here's how you can fight back. “The...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- Fees Gone Wild: Why You're Paying More for Everything
- Sneaky fees and hidden costs are popping up everywhere. But angry consumers may only have themselves to blame. Here's the truth about those hidden costs. With consumers demanding lower prices, businesses are seeking new ways to raise revenue, and have started charging separately for services...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- Consumers in the Crosshairs
- Americans are being nickel and dimed with a barrage of special fees and charges. Here?s why ? and what you can do about it.The fees are insidious, in part because they?re so small. A buck here, $3 there; it barely seems worth breaking a sweat over. But these additional charges...
- Articles 2009-10-08
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- Kraft in the Crosshairs
- Nelson Peltz, the activist investor that riled Heinz, Wendy's, and spurred the Cadbury-Schweppes break-up, now reportedly has Kraft Foods on his hit list. Through his investment firm, Trian Fund Management, Peltz has accumulated a 3 percent stake in the company, and he isn't happy with Kraft's downward performance. While recent...
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Consumers Love/Hate Relationship with Behavioral Targeting
- An interesting study put out Monday by eMarketer, showing the double-edged sword the online advertising industry is balancing itself on. One the one hand: despite all the hype of about online, people generally don't like online advertising, no matter what kind. Banner ads, rich media, videos -- to each one...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Calls put AT&T in FCC crosshairs
- WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are proposing their first major penalty against a company for violating the "do not call" rules for telemarketers: a $780,000 fine against AT&T. The Federal Communications Commission accused AT&T of making 78 phone calls to 29 consumers who asked telemarketers to leave them...
- Research articles 2003-11-04
- Autocart: inside the technology powering 1st drive-through supercenter
- CINCINNATI -- Looking to stick with its goal of opening a drive-through supercenter in 2006--and a smaller version by year's end--AutoCart LLC recently held a meeting with several potential retail tenants to better acquaint them with the concept, which, if proven successful, could mean big changes for the retail landscape...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money
- Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the experts on how to...
- Articles 2009-11-18
- Microsoft Windows 7 Targeted by Free Software Foundation
- Microsoft has been targeted by the Free Software Foundation, which is insisting in a new "Windows 7 Sins" campaign that Redmond?s new operating system represents a threat to the privacy and security of individuals and companies. The Free Software Foundation has confronted Microsoft at several points in the past over...
- News items 2009-08-26
- Amazon: Game Downloads, Webinars, Positioned to Attack Google
- Back in August, I suggested that Amazon was strategically pushing far past its retailing business model. If you include any sort of electronic retailing, some new business areas that the company is undertaking provide additional support of the view. Two of the latest are downloadable games and selling webinars. But...
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
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