“CableWiFi” sounds generic, but it actually refers to a precedent-setting cooperative, with five of the biggest U.S. cable companies providing wireless Internet access to their combined customer bases. Comcast, ...

American Express has forged some unique partnerships, especially within its extensive foray into social media. The latest venture marries the venerable charge card and the Serve digital wallet with FarmVille, the ...

Shoppers have found JC Penney’s new everyday pricing strategy a bit too fair and square as they yearn for coupons and big bargains again. The department-store chain reported a 20 percent drop in sales for the ...

Skechers USA has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges of deceptive ads and making false claims that “Shape-ups” would help people lose weight, and strengthen and tone consumers’ buttocks, legs and ...

American Express has launched a pilot program for its “My Offers” iPhone app that ranks merchant offers based on a card customer’s spending history and location. AmEx calls it the industry’s first ...

U.S. retail spending barely budged in April, slowing down the momentum from big gains in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said. Retail sales inched up 0.1 percent, weighed down by declines ...

American Express has added its cards to the “mobile wallet” joint venture consisting of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The Isis Mobile Wallet will now support American Express’ Consumer, Open Small Business ...

MasterCard is introducing PayPass Wallet Services, a new mobile payment platform for merchants, banks and partners that allows consumers to make purchases in stores or online with a “simple click of the mouse, ...

Target stores will no longer sell Amazon.com’s popular Kindle devices in a move that is apparently more about Amazon’s online dominance than about e-readers. Target will halt sales of all Kindles, including ...

MasterCard’s profit in the first quarter jumped 25 percent as more consumers uses their credit and debit cards, especially in overseas markets. The world’s second-largest card network, reported net income ...