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Aug 18, 2021

Why are credits cards taking so long to modernize?

Also: Economic recovery slows, one family’s struggle to afford increasing rent, and can the American economy detangle from China’s?

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As the economy reopens, American consumers are falling back in love with plastic.
As the economy reopens, American consumers are falling back in love with plastic.
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Why are credits cards taking so long to modernize?