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Do You Really Want Walmart on Your Facebook Wall?
2:30PM 10/11/2011
Shopping at Walmart is your guilty pleasure, but would you share with your Facebook friends which store in the chain is your very favorite? The world's biggest retailer hopes you will, and it's launching more than 3,500 store-specific Facebook pages to connect shoppers with what's happening in their local aisles.
Despite the specialty-coffee craze for lattes, cappuccinos and other blended and frozen drinks, most consumers still get their caffeine fix from a regular cup of coffee, according to a new survey by Technomic.
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would leave interest rates unchanged -- for now. For consumers, that means a holding pattern for the near term, with little impact on borrowing, great rates for mortgages, and no hikes for credit cards. By end of summer, that may change.
Cable and Satellite TV, Cell Phones Top List of BBB Complaints
8:00AM 4/11/2011
Last year, consumers filed 1.1 million complaints with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) against North American businesses, a 10% increase over 2009.
"The complaints filed with BBB are not only a barometer of customer satisfaction, but the rise in complaints also shows that consumers are...
Teeth-Whitening Offers Won't Leave Customers Smiling
2:00PM 4/05/2011
Even though they're everywhere, including in advertising on reputable news sites, online offers for the promise of that whiter, brighter smile should make consumers extremely wary, the Better Business Bureau warns.
Several online companies are offering free trials or enrollment programs to sell...
U.S. Inflation Expands Beyond Food and Fuel
11:00AM 3/30/2011
U.S. consumers already have been hit with higher prices for food and fuel. But the rising prices won't stop there. The weak dollar means that prices for imported goods -- and components -- are headed up, further boosting inflation.
Gas Prices Drain U.S. Consumers' Tax-Cut Savings
9:00PM 3/28/2011
Americans are earning and spending more, but a lot of the extra money is going down their gas tanks. Gas prices have drained more than half the extra cash Americans are getting this year from a cut in Social Security taxes.
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Q: I have been a customer of U.S. Bank for years. My husband travels a lot for work so we rack up a lot of points. I now have around 75,000 and I...
Love the Animals, a charity that solicited funds on the Internet, including via social network Facebook, has been sued for misusing funds.
A lawsuit against Love the Animals, operated by Anthony M. Marasia, alleges Marasia put all funds donated to the company into his personal bank account, failed...
A database of consumer product information and recalls sounds like a great idea -- but the feature that allows people to submit comments about unsafe products could be a nightmare for consumer products manufacturers.
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