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It turns out merchants don’t care much about swipe fees after all

2 years 10 months ago
Up until 2010 merchants weren't allowed to charge extra for purchases made by credit card even though they had to pay swipe fees every time one was used. But that year the Department of Justice settled a lawsuit against the big credit card companies which put an end to this prohibition. Since then, subject to ...continue reading "It turns out merchants don’t care much about swipe fees after all"
Kevin Drum

Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76

2 years 10 months ago
Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime [...]
LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press