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Hold Onto Your Digital Wallets! Google Mobile Payments Faces New Challenger

Google says the Google Wallet app is more secure than a credit card.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc [WMT], Target Corp. [TGT], 7-Eleven Inc., and Sunoco Inc. [SUN] are poised to announce their rival to the Google Wallet payment system, which launched on Android powered phones last year, the Wall Street Journal revealed. When it does launch, MCX will join the multi-billion dollar race to develop mobile phone payment systems, which propose to do away with cash and card transactions.
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Ryan Dunn's Estate Sued For Car Crash That Led To Death Of Zachary Hartwell

Ryan Dunn (34), whose car accident claimed not only his life, but the life of passenger, Zachary Hartwell (30), happened over a year ago. Ryan Dunn's estate is now facing a lawsuit regarding the death of Hartwell, according to Reality TV Magazine. Hartwell's parents are the ones filing the suit, looking to recover costs for their son's funeral, as well as revenue their son would have generated over his lifetime.
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GM Calls Spyker's $3B Saab Lawsuit 'Baseless'

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) talked some smack at Dutch carmaker Spyker N.V. following its Monday announcement that it would sue GM for $3 billion over the bankruptcy of Saab Automobile AB.
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Need Some Valtrex? GM Sued for $3 Billion by Spyker Over Saab Bankruptcy

Like a bad case of herpes, the bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab Automobile AB just keeps flaring up in General Motors Company's (NYSE: GM) private dealings. Dutch supercar company Spyker N.V. announced Monday it was suing General Motors for $3 billion in damages on account of alleged interference in a 2011 transaction between Spyker (which owned Saab) and Chinese investor Youngman, a deal which Spyker alleges would have saved Saab if it had been successful.

Samsung Offers $300 Rebate For Old Smartphones

With the iPhone 5 rumored to be released in this September, Samsung is taking a new approach in encouraging customers to switch by offering a rebate of up to $300 for old smartphones.
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U.S. Rule Highlights Catholic Tensions Over Contraception

Catholic Church officials, Republicans and other conservatives have blasted the inclusion of artificial birth control, which is against church doctrine, in the list of services that must be covered at no cost to the insured under President Obama's health care overhaul.
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US Retailers Dig Their Own Grave

The hefty $7.25 billion settlement that Visa and MasterCard have agreed to, in response to a 2005 class action lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, will disadvantage retailers further and restrict consumer spending in an economy that relies heavily on credit card use and personal expenditure.

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