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Visa, Mastercard Agree to Massive Settlement That Limits Swipe Fees

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The agreement with US-based merchants is expected to reduce the credit card titans’ take by a combined $30 billion through 2030.

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Banking

Capital One Plans Purchase of Discover to Build Credit Card Colossus

The mega bank intends to buy the fourth-leading credit card network in the US.

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Finance

Berkshire Hathaway Has Built a Massive Mountain of Cash

Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter earnings report on Saturday revealed how Warren Buffett weathered the past three months.

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Patent Drop

Visa’s AI spending temptress

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Banking

Major US Banks Develop Digital Wallet to Compete with PayPal and Apple Pay

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Finance

Big Banks May Use Payment Service Zelle to Take on Mastercard and Visa

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Finance

Americans Paid Down Their Credit Cards, Lenders Are Starting to Freak

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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