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Capitol One agreed to purchase rival credit card player Discover for $35.3 billion.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its Jan. 30-31 meeting.

Capital One is betting that owning a global payments network protects it against a rising tide of fintech and regulatory threats.

The U.K. logged a £16.7 billion ($21.1 billion) net budget surplus in January, official figures showed, the largest since monthly records began in 1993.

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Barclays on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of £111 million ($139.8 million) as the British lender delivered its first major strategy update since 2016.

Affirm, run by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, is among a new breed of fintech lenders competing against credit cards issued by banks.

Imposter scams were the most prevalent consumer fraud last year, the Federal Trade Commission said. Criminals dupe victims by posing as a trustworthy source.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency terminated a consent order that forced it to revamp how it sells its retail products and services.

The U.K. economy slipped into a deeper-than-expected technical recession in the final quarter of last year, initial figures showed Thursday.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

The U.S. economy is seeing some consumer categories deflate, or fall in price. That's largely happening for prices of physical goods.