Small Businesses Got $3.5B in Lending from Jobs Act Fund
The Small Business Lending Fund has helped issue $3.5 billion in loans to businesses by providing capital to qualified community lenders, according to the U.S. Treasury.
A report sent to Congress this month by Treasury ...
Airlines Must Now Reveal Taxes, Fees in Quoted Fares
Advertised airfares by airlines and travel agents – in print, on television and online – must include all mandatory taxes and fees, including baggage fees, under new U.S. rules taking effect today to help consumers ...
Pew Study: 29% of U.S. Adults Own Tablet or e-Reader
Nearly a third of U.S. adults own a tablet computer or e-book reader, with the share of those owning such devices doubling just over this past holiday shopping season.
The share of adults who own tablet computers ...
eBay’s PayPal Going In-Store at Home Depot, Other Retailers
PayPal, eBay Inc.’s e-commerce payment provider, is taking on Visa and MasterCard in the off-line world of in-store purchases, and it will start with 2,000 Home Depot stores.
By March, customers with PayPal accounts ...
Lawmakers Put Off Anti-Piracy Bills After Web Protests
A widespread Internet protest over anti-piracy bills Wednesday, led by Wikipedia and Google, has had the intended impact – for now – as Senate and House leaders today said they have postponed scheduled actions ...
Google, Wikipedia Rally Millions to Protest SOPA, PIPA
“Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge,” Wikipedia states on its English version site today, “blacked out” to protest U.S. House and Senate bills that target pirated online material – but have a far-reaching ...
Consumer Web Freedom at Stake in Anti-Piracy Debate
Free of government intervention, consumers read the news, listen to music, make purchases, view movies and do their finances on the Internet.
But anti-piracy bills making their way through Congress would threaten ...
Suze vs. Walmart: Orman Offers Her Own Prepaid Debit Card
Personal finance author and TV personality Suze Orman has launched her own prepaid debit card that charges low fees, compared to similar offerings on the market, and is tied to a unique pilot program with TransUnion, ...
Sales of Consumer Electronics Down 6% This Holiday Season
Sales of computers, TVs and other electronics dipped 5.9 percent to about $9.5 billion for the five weeks ending Dec. 24, only a slight improvement over the 6.2 decline for the same period in 2010, according to ...
Led by Android, Apple: One-Third of U.S. Adults Own Smart Phones
A study by a digital analytics firm says that more than a third of the U.S. adult population owns a smart phone.
The findings by comScore leaves little doubt as to the growing influence of mobile devices and how ...
