As for the AI bubble, it is coming up for conversation because it is now having a material effect on the economy at large. Some accounts estimate that AI is driving 90% of US GDP growth, while others ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The South African rand gained on Tuesday after domestic data showed a pickup in the leading business cycle indicator in October from September, and slightly softer ...

U.S. consumers added $16 billion in credit card debt this year, bringing the total to an estimated $1.33 trillion. Debt growth has slightly slowed, with October 2025 8% below the all-time record for ...

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FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Bank lending to euro zone firms held steady last month while a key EU economic sentiment indicator edged up in November, adding to evidence that the currency bloc ...

US credit and debit-card spending climbed in October from a year earlier by the most since early 2024, reflecting strong demand from higher-income households as well as price increases, according to ...

The White House is using a report from DoorDash, a food delivery service, to claim that the price of breakfast foods has gone down for American consumers. But their cherry-picked numbers are ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not everyone sees this as a satisfying end to a legal battle that stretched on ...

Amid persistently high interest rates and elevated living costs, a new report from WalletHub reveals a rise in credit card delinquencies across the United States, comparing data from the first and ...

DETROIT – What is the “ghost tapping” scam that targets people using the tap-to-pay option with their credit cards? It’s a new way that thieves are trying to steal credit card information, and it’s so ...

Ripple is teaming up with Mastercard (MA), WebBank and crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) to test using its RLUSD stablecoin to settle fiat credit card transactions over a public blockchain. The initiative ...

Arriving as Maryland pursues changes to its standardized tests and broader accountability system, the sixth year of star ratings for public schools show modest gains driven by improved test scores and ...