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A new credit card offering a unique reward points system is being launched by lifestyle management company, Insignia, to its ultra-high net worth clientele this month.

The Label Visa Platinum credit card is a multi-currency credit card that can be used across the globe by Insignia Lifestyle Management members. The key advantage of this travel-friendly product is that different currencies can be charged to the card while avoiding costly exchange rate charges.

This is the first Insignia credit card to offer a reward points system. Accumulated points can be exchanged for a wide range of luxury goods and services from affiliated brand providers, these include: private jet travel, yachts, electronics and vintage wines.

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If you have ever researched credit card offers, you are probably aware that there are lots of different types of credit card on the market. This means that there are lots of benefits associated with different credit cards, which you can choose to apply for depending on your financial situation and what you are hoping to get out of your credit card.

One type of credit card that is especially popular with business customers is the purchase card. This is something that can be useful when it comes to giving employees the ability to make purchases in line with their job description, while still making sure employers have control of their finances – which is naturally really important for any business.

This makes purchases cards slightly different to ‘regular’ credit cards, as credit cards are normally associated with individuals rather than a business. Read more…

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You want a new credit card. You’ve narrowed down your credit card options. You even know what kind of credit limit you want with your new card. Did you know that the credit limit assigned to you is largely out of your control? Even if a bank or credit card company advertises credit limits “up to” a certain dollar amount, there’s no guarantee you’ll be approved for that maximum.

Even though the credit limit is at the issuing bank’s discretion, fortunately there are some things you can do to improve your chances of getting the credit limit you want. Here are some examples.

1. Set realistic goals.

While you can likely improve your situation to achieve a reasonable credit limit goal, you can’t expect a bank to sign over a huge line of credit that’s unreasonable based on your history and financial situation. If you have a s

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It seems impossible to escape the reach of the Kardashian family these days:

A hit reality show on E! network.

Enough magazine covers to wallpaper an aircraft hangar.

And now Kim Kardashian’s wedding has all of Hollywood talking.

Indeed, the omnipresence of the three sisters is inevitable. And this feeling of inescapability is just what the Kardashians like. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at the credit card (or shall we say, Kredit Kard) they introduced last year, and you’ll see just how predatory these three sisters really are. Thankfully, public backlash against the card’s outrageous policies led to its discontinuation just 19 days after its debut.

The first thing to note about the Kardashian Kard is that it wasn’t a true credit card; it was a cash card that you had to pre-pay money towards in order to charge anything on it. Because of

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Nucor Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings jumped sharply as consumers bought more durable products like appliances and automobiles, but the construction businesses remained challenging.

For the quarter that ended April 3, Nucor said it reversed a loss and posted net income of $31 million, or 10 cents a share. A year ago, Nucor had a net loss of $189.6 million, or 60 cents per share. Nucor operates a steel mill on Presidents Island.

BancorpSouth earnings

BancorpSouth achieved net income of $8.4 million during the first quarter that ended March 31, the Tupelo-based bank reported Thursday.

“BancorpSouth has operated effectively in a stressful economic environment that has continued to challenge the financial services industry,” chairman and CEO Aubrey Patterson said.

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