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When can an Issuer Close Your Credit Card Account?

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Credit card companies can cancel your account for any number of reasons, even if you're paying on time -- and they don't have to warn you about it. Here's what you can do

Asian Shares Mixed, Nikkei May Outperform

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:05:02 +0000

Japanese stocks were the best performers in Asia for the week, as the dollar continued to hover below the key 100 yen mark.

Hong Kong Shares Up Slightly On Property Sector

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:53:00 +0000

Hong Kong stocks posted mild gains in tentative trade early Friday on mixed cues from regional markets, with gains for property developers countered by a decline in resource-sector shares.

KPMG Plans Legal Action Vs. Ex-Partner London

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:46:11 +0000

KPMG LLP plans to take legal action against Scott London, its ex-partner accused of insider trading, said John Veihmeyer, the Big Four accounting firm's chairman and chief executive.

Austria in Spotlight Over Bank Secrecy

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:46:11 +0000

Austria found itself under pressure to ease its strict banking secrecy laws on Thursday, a day after Luxembourg said it would share information with other European Union members about bank accounts held by EU citizens.

ASIA MARKETS: Japan Stocks Take A Pause; Sydney Gains

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:36:17 +0000

Japanese stocks pulled back on Friday after a string of recent multi-year highs, with banks retreating as investors locked in profits, and Toyota Motor Corp. slipping on news of a recall.

These Are All The American Apparel Ads That Have Been Banned In The U.K. (APP)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:23:00 +0000

The Advertising Standards Authority, the U.K.'s advertising regulator, banned two more American Apparel ads this week.
The ruling was controversial not just because the ASA appears to dislike ads that use sex to sell, but because the complaint came from just one British consumer. The ads only appeared on American Apparel's web site, which is based in the U.S., and thus untouchable by the ASA.
The ruling therefore appeared to be an attempt by the ASA — a self-regulatory body — to extend its jurisdiction into foreign countries that have a lot more publishing freedom than the U.K. does.
We spoke to AA CEO Dov Charney about his feelings for the ASA — he dislikes, it obviously — and, separately, a source leaked us this complete collection of AA ads that have been restricted by the U.K.
Warning: Some of these ads involve nudity or sexual themes. Business Insider has (ironically) partially censored the more explicit ones because of our own internal content publishing rules. They may not be safe for your workplace.AA CEO Dov Charney says: "I think they're [the ASA] kind of a rogue law-and-order operation. But they're not a real government agency."

"They're promoting a conservative, politically correct agenda."

"They're a conservative watchdog agency and they present themselves as law enforcement. But they're not sanctioned by the government."

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President Trying to Hide Taxes in Budget Plan?

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:19:26 +0000

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Justin Bieber Launches Prepaid Debit Card

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:18:19 +0000

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