Greeting Card Wholesale - Smart-card maker Gemalto tumbles as profit halved

Greeting Card Wholesale - Smart-card maker Gemalto tumbles as profit halved 

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in Gemalto, the world's largest smart-card maker, tumbled 13% on Wednesday after the firm reported a 47% drop in adjusted first-half profit amid intense competition and warned that profitability is unlikely to improve this year.
Source: www.marketwatch.com

Credit card providers side-step OFT restrictions 
New research has revealed that credit card issuers in the UK are maintaining their high level of profits, despite the recent Office of Fair Trading crackdown on charges, by finding other ways to bill customers.
Source: www.banking-business-review.com

Card shop manager needed 
A CHARITY is appealing for a responsible person to run a Christmas card shop in the city centre.
Source: www.peterboroughnow.co.uk

Woman accused of using government credit card for personal gain 
A North Carolina woman has been indicted on 85 counts of false, fictitious or fraudulent claims for allegedly using a government-issued credit card for nearly seven-thousand dollars of personal purchases.
Source: www.fayettevillenc.com

Padres maintain NL wild-card lead 
Philadelphia's 4-1 loss Thursday night to the Atlanta Braves left San Diego with a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race over the Phillies and San Francisco Giants.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Padres Top Reds; Lead Wild Card by 2 
Cameron's Bases-Loaded Single Puts Padres Ahead in Win Over Reds; Padres Lead Wild Card by 2
Source: abcnews.go.com

Arsenal make most of red card to beat Hamburg 
HAMBURG:Arsenal took advantage of an early red card for Hamburg SV keeper Sascha Kirschstein, and the penalty that went with it, to clinch a 2-1 victory in Champions League Group G today.
Source: www.stuff.co.nz