- FinanceZacks•20 hours ago
AT&T's (T) DirecTV Receives $3.95B Fine for Deceptive Ad Suit
U.S. telecom behemoth AT&T Inc.’s T DirecTV deceptive advertising lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Mar 2015, is currently on trial in the federal court. The trial became functional from this Monday with opening arguments in U.S. District Court in Oakland, CA, and is scheduled to last 20 days. FTC lawyer Jacob A. Snow clearly pointed out that 33 consumers were deceived by the company during the span of 2007-2015. As a result of sign-ups and deceptive practices, DirecTV is estimated to have made $3.95 billion.
- BusinessBusiness Insider•16 hours ago
One of American, Delta, and United's most feared rivals just suffered a major blow
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- BusinessMarketWatch•yesterday
How do I cancel 10 credit cards without damaging my credit score?
Dear Moneyologist, I became ill suddenly and had to retire at 62. When I was divorced at 45 I had nothing. I re-grouped, saved, saved and saved, put two children through college and rose through the ranks at work. When I retired, I had two years of expenses in an emergency fund (it is still there), zero credit-card debt and have lived very frugally on my small pension and Social Security Insurance since then. When I was making six figures at work, I took out credit cards to get miles, rewards etc. I have quite a few. Because I am not using them, I am getting annual fees (I have about 10). I want to cancel these accounts because I’m wasting $1,000 a year in credit cards fees, which is sinful to
