Posts Tagged ‘from-the-ground’

Chase Launches Sapphire Card for the Affluent Consumer

Chase Card Services has announced the launch of Chase Sapphire - calling it "the next generation rewards card designed for the affluent market." According to Chase, "Sapphire has been built from the ground up to address the needs of the top 15 percent of U.S. households by income who expect premium rewards, outstanding value, and exceptional service." Earlier this summer, Chase had announced the Ultimate Rewards program where Sapphire was initially mentioned.

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HP CFO: Windows 7 Won’t Be A Major Refresh Driver

While there are many who are making statements one way or the other on this topic, people tend to sit up and take notice when the CFO of the number one manufacturer of PCs makes the statement. from All Things D Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) CFO Cathie Lesjak says the company does not expect the debut of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 to trigger a major PC refresh cycle. “We think it looks like a good product, one that folks will really like, but we don’t think it is different enough to drive a r

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A Phone Call from a Credit Card Debt Collector? . . . You Do Not Need to Take It.

by Matthew Highlander There is little or no legal weight to a phone call from a credit card debt collector. Anyone can say anything and get away with it. Debt collectors use that to their full advantage. The telephone is their weapon of choice. Once things get reduced to writing, they become toothless. Written communications from and to a credit card debt collector are what matter in court. If a consumer is writing to a debt collector it should always be certified return receipt requested.

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