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When Sports Games Feel Like Casinos, Players Rarely Win

The video game NBA 2K24 lets fans play as their favorite basketball stars. It’s $70 but there is pressure to…

World

New York Expands Divisive Food Debit Card Program for Migrants

Despite pushback against a pilot program to provide the debit cards, the city expanded it, saying it saves money.

Finance

When a Bank Rescinds a Job Offer Because It Canceled Your Credit Cards

Last year, JPMorgan Chase wanted to pay Mansoor Shams a low-six-figure salary to work in a marketing role. Then it…

Finance

How Scammers Are Stealing Food Stamps From Struggling Americans

Something was very wrong with Jackie Kirks’s food stamp card. While standing at the checkout line in a cavernous Albertsons…

Finance

Robinhood’s Credit Card Offers 3% Cash Back. Can It Last?

Charles Schwab stopped offering a 2 percent card years ago, and most banks don’t hand over more than 2 percent…

Finance

Credit Card Swipe Fees Are Going Down. Are Points Going With Them?

A new agreement by Visa and Mastercard to reduce fees charged to merchants may drain the lucrative rewards that grant…

Finance

The Fallout From a Credit Card Shake-Up

A proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard and merchants on swipe fees promises savings, but it may also alter the…

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The Maine Shooter’s Traumatic Brain Injury Didn’t Have to Happen

It’s hard to explain how it feels to be behind an artillery piece when it fires. First is the roaring…

World

Sheriff Had Cause to Take Maine Gunman Into Custody Before Shootings

An interim report from a commission investigating the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, found that the gunman’s weapons could and…

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With the Capital One-Discover Deal, Credit Holds All the Cards

A fight has commenced over Capital One’s effort to acquire Discover, a deal that would birth an enormous credit-card company…

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