Many small businesses are breathing a bit easier as inflation has cooled and the race for workers slows. But consumers’ steady embrace of credit cards is taking a growing bite out of their margins.

Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) are close to a new court deal with U.S. stores over credit card swipe fees. This is according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The talks come after nearly twenty ...

Fees charged to merchants by banks for credit card transactions could cost consumers more than $20 billion this holiday season, as businesses are forced to increase their prices to cover the growing ...

LIVE FROM MIDTOWN HARRISBURG ON THE PROPOSAL. TOM. WELL, LAURIE, SOME OF THE VENDORS HERE AT THE BROAD STREET MARKET, FOR INSTANCE, SAY THEY JUST CAN’T AFFORD TO STOMACH THE 3% CHARGE THAT THEY MIGHT ...