credit card charges

Have you ever left a store or restaurant without looking at your receipt, only later to find a bogus charge? In most cases, the errors are innocent enough -- an extra soft drink, say. But some receipts merit a double-take because of the sheer outrageousness of their totals, or the bizarre nature of the expense.

Discover Financial Services posted a fiscal third-quarter profit that fell less than analysts had expected. Sales from its eponymous credit card grew 5% from a year earlier as falling interest rates spurred more usage and as more merchants started accepting the card.

Consumers no longer have to pay $99 to get their names off a notorious blacklist of customers who dispute credit card charges, but watchdog groups still worry that the list itself jeopardizes their rights. As we told you back in March, the site BadCustomer.com keeps a running tally of customers...