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More people are using debit cards to buy a pack of gum By Maria LaMagna Published: Mar 23, 2016 8:17 a.m. ET It’s becoming more common to pay for small purchases with plastic Old Visuals/Everett Collection What ever happened to good old cash? When is the last time you used plastic to...

Visa wants your car to become your new credit card Arjun Kharpal | @ArjunKharpal Monday, 22 Feb 2016 | 2:22 AM ETCNBC.com Financial services firm Visa wants to turn your car into a mobile payments platform, just like using your smartphone or a traditional credit card. The company showed off a...

Gold Deficits and T-Bond Fantasies Gary Christenson Fantasy #1: My name is John Q. Public. I live a good life, make lots of money (never mind how) and have debts such as a mortgage on a great house – $375,000, a Cessna – $150,000 (my air force), and a sweet little two mast sailing ship –...

This guy has 1,497 credit cards — does he know something we don’t? By Maria LaMagna Published: Jan 6, 2016 11:13 a.m. ET The right number of credit cards you should carry Shutterstock Don’t go overboard. Here’s a story that would make most Americans gasp: A man named Walter Cavanagh...