It is FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank CenterFriday. And Indicators of the Week is back — Plastics Edition. Today, we dig into how fraudsters have used Walmart gift cards to scam consumers out of more than $1 billion. We also find out why recycled plastic is actually more expensive now than newly produced plastic. And we learn how overdraft fees might be going way down.
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ProPublica - How Walmart's Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
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