Date: Fri, 30. January 2009 15:27:08

(AHN) - As American consumers tighten their belt with the worsening economic situation, among the items they are cutting are credit card payments. According to credit card research company CardTrak.com outstanding card debt paid in November dropped to 16 percent. - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:36:34 GMT

Date: Fri, 30. January 2009 15:27:20

(AHN) - As American consumers tighten their belt with the worsening economic situation, among the items they are cutting are credit card payments. According to credit card research company CardTrak.com outstanding card debt paid in November dropped to 16 percent. - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:50:31 GMT

Date: Tue, 14. July 2009 13:34:55

AP - Hackers extracted files from computers they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police said Tuesday, a sign that they tried to steal information from the victims.

Date: Mon, 15. June 2009 11:37:49

The U.S. and South Korea have pinpointed 11 underground sites in North Korea where it could conduct a third nuclear test, a newspaper reported Monday.

Date: Thu, 16. October 2008 00:27:46

Paying at the pump with a debit card could spell trouble. And choosing the ?credit? option does not turn your debit card into a credit card. Here's why.

Date: Thu, 16. October 2008 00:27:46

Paying at the pump with a debit card could spell trouble. And choosing the ?credit? option does not turn your debit card into a credit card. Here's why.

Date: Wed, 27. May 2009 13:51:02

AP - North Korea threatened military action Wednesday against U.S. and South Korean warships plying the waters near the Koreas' disputed maritime border, raising the specter of a naval clash just days after the regime's underground nuclear test.

Date: Sat, 29. August 2009 01:02:42

AP - The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship bound for Iran with a cache of banned rocket-propelled grenades and other arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

Date: Sat, 29. August 2009 01:02:42

AP - The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship bound for Iran with a cache of banned rocket-propelled grenades and other arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

Date: Fri, 16. May 2008 23:31:36

Long-term readers of PFBlog knows I have been taking advantage of credit card companies for years. Especially, I'm very good at 0% APR arbitrage, whereby I sign up for new credit cards with attached introductory 0% APR balance transfer offer, move the entire balance immediately to my bank account, and enjoy the high saving account rates of 5% or more while remitting only the monthly minimal payment back to the credit card company. Of course, this strategy will drag down your credit score. Last summer, especially, I applied five cards in two months' time, and my credit score tanked from 720s to 640s, and I was essentially denied new credit application after being seen a credit risk by most banks. But credit score is only of cosmetic value if you don't need credit any time soon. To me, after all, I have no better use of my credit score now that I'm sitting on a portfolio of over $800k and has no plan to buy a property any time soon. The below chart is a great summary of what happened in the last dozen months: READ FULL POST ... Hot Deal: 5% cashback on everything from Citi CashReturns Mastercard Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Unique Personal Finance Blog Since 2003.