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...credit-card companies, it's not sufficient that customers pay their bills on time every month; they must also avoid a daunting array of borrowing habits that lenders deem risky. Like borrowing. Katie Groves, 42, learned this firsthand when the annual interest rate on her Chase Visa bill jumped to 29.99%?from the previous 12%. Although she had never missed a payment and owed only $500, she was told that her rate had increased because Chase had checked her credit report...
...industry has reacted. Chase will join Citibank, which has ceased raising rates for customers on the basis of negative information in their credit reports. "There has never been such a spotlight on the industry," says Curtis Arnold, founder of CardRatings.com, which offers card tips. "It's historic...
...Harris picked up his fourth foul on a chase for a rebound with 7:58 remaining the second half. Miller was charged with three fouls in just over a minute and a half, the fifth coming with 5:06 to play. Amaker had to sit Harris until Miller fouled out, and after guard Jeremy Lin picked up his fourth with 5:23 left, both Lin and Harris—two starters averaging double figures—found themselves on the bench in the waning minutes...
...Mohammed recently visited the city recently and expressed concern that Iraqi security forces were disorganized and abandoning the streets at night. U.S. troops continue to work with Iraqi security forces to establish jointly manned checkpoints and outposts in Mosul. U.S. troops are also helping Iraqi army and police to chase down insurgents with regular raids around the city. But few American soldiers feel a major offensive by the Iraqis on Mosul is imminent. Most are preparing for a long campaign that may not bring visible gains until the summer. "This is going to happen over a period of months," Simmering...
...miles away from the main strip, in a plastic reproduction of Rome's Coliseum that stands out amid the dowdy surroundings of its working-class neighborhood. Inside, six sinewy greyhounds stand shivering on an oval race track, waiting for a mud-stained mechanical rabbit to give them something to chase. Even on this Saturday night, most of the red plastic seats at the Yat Yuen Canidrome remain empty. "Before, when I came here, there were so many people you had to stand up to see anything," says Mr. Wong, a Macanese regular at the track who wouldn't give...