Read more consumers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36051/consumers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:58:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63029/troubled-banks-have-a-new-benefactor-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYour children aren’t the only ones who think you’re an ATM: Your bank does, too. Facing declining revenues and smacked with tough, new credit card legislation from Congress, banks are hiking overdraft, ATM, and checking account fees, the Washington Post reports. The average bounced check fee rose 2.5% from...http://www.newser.com/story/63029/troubled-banks-have-a-new-benefactor-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 11:31:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62936/stimulus-boosts-americans-incomes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncomes in the US got a big boost from federal stimulus dollars in May, the Commerce Department reported today. But weary consumers stashed most of that lucre away, sending the savings rate to a 16-year high. “Households are reverting to a more sustainable spending path vis-à-vis income,” one economist told...http://www.newser.com/story/62936/stimulus-boosts-americans-incomes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 14:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60254/credit-scores-plunge-as-consumers-twist-in-wind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumers are caught in the credit crunch, and their scores are starting to show it, USA Today reports. The average TransUnion credit score fell 6 points between the third quarter of 2008 and the first of 2009, and the group’s financial services director expects it to fall even more through...http://www.newser.com/story/60254/credit-scores-plunge-as-consumers-twist-in-wind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 13:55:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59867/new-credit-card-rules-could-trim-10b-from-industry-coffers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA law President Obama is expected to sign today bringing new consumer-friendly rules on credit cards could cost the industry $10 billion in revenue, the Wall Street Journal reports. The legislation, which dials back various fees and interest rates, will devastate companies that target consumers with checkered credit histories and...http://www.newser.com/story/59867/new-credit-card-rules-could-trim-10b-from-industry-coffers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 13:53:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56274/one-stop-web-portal-thinks-it-can-save-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA web portal planned by some top media execs may be the way forward for beleagured newspapers. Journalism Online would act as a “one-stop shop” for pay content, writes Nate Anderson for Ars Technica. Consumers could buy subscriptions to many newspapers at low prices, and with a sliding scale of...http://www.newser.com/story/56274/one-stop-web-portal-thinks-it-can-save-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 16:26:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55880/microsoft-to-apple-bring-it-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith its snazzy ads and iPhone groupies, Apple has been winning the Mac vs. PC wars, but Microsoft is ready to strike back, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek . Positioning itself as a cheaper alternative, the company has launched its own slate of “uncharacteristically cool” TV ads and is offering a...http://www.newser.com/story/55880/microsoft-to-apple-bring-it-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 9:48:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49473/coke-will-drop-classic-tag-from-labels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re still haunted by New Coke, fear no more: Coca-Cola plans to drop the “Classic” tag from its branding, ensuring that the original formula faces no more threats from upstart incarnations, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The “Classic” label, which was introduced in 1985, is “a relic of the past...http://www.newser.com/story/49473/coke-will-drop-classic-tag-from-labels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 15:18:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46380/mexico-halts-shipments-from-top-us-meat-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico has temporarily banned meat from 30 US plants run by some of the largest American meat companies, Reuters reports. The Mexican government says violations in standards of packaging, labeling, and transport conditions occasioned the ban, but many US analysts suspect Mexico is registering its dissatisfaction with an American law...http://www.newser.com/story/46380/mexico-halts-shipments-from-top-us-meat-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 17:10:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43474/cash-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are reverting to cash for purchases in increasing numbers, according to top retailers Wal-Mart, Target and JC Penney. The shift away from credit is expected to further reduce spending by consumers—who will be limited to cash-on-hand purchases—not just during the holiday season, but during what could be...http://www.newser.com/story/43474/cash-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 2:15:16 CST