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What's Worse: Stingy Banks or Thrifty Consumers? - The Curious ...

There have been a lot of people blabbing on for the past few months about the new found thriftiness of the American consumer. The savings rate is up, and credit card balances are down.

Consumers owe energy suppliers £728 million

Worryingly this indicates that consumers are indeed starting to view PPMs as a useful budgeting tool and a way of managing their energy costs, despite the fact that PPMs are a more expensive way of paying for energy than direct debit. ...

More Consumers Pay Credit Card, Skip Mortgage Payments | RISMedia

RISMEDIA, March 11, 2010—(MCT)—US consumers are starting to look like a frugal, debt-fearing lot as they pay down billions of dollars in credit card.

Proposed Comcast-NBC Merger Must Benefit Consumers, Says FCC ...

The focus on protecting consumers is one of three main pillars the FCC and Congress are hoping to see materialize from the prospective merger. In addition, Genachowski said the evolving nature of modern media will also be considered in ...

User View: 97% of consumers research products online - Ecommerce ...

Forget about direct mail or those :30 branded infomercials airing during daytime television. Consumers have changed how they research products: they are going online. According to new research from BIA/Kelsey Group 97% of consumers are ...