'Padding the profit margin' At least 50 large retailers raised interest rates on their store cards in the months before the Federal Reserve began cutting rates, according to a CNBC analysis of ...

The pace of profit margin increases is forecast to slow slightly in the fourth quarter, with companies in the S&P 500 expected to report profits rising almost 12% on average.

'Padding the profit margin' At least 50 large retailers raised interest rates on their store cards in the months before the Federal Reserve began cutting rates, according to a CNBC analysis of ...