Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.

But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.

This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,

allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.

Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price.

Tell Congress to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at

guard your card.com.

How a secret mortgage blacklist leaves homeowners stuck with condos they can't sell.

We're seeing these developments, particularly in areas of high risk,

so disaster-prone areas where the insurers are pushing up the cost of insurance quite dramatically.

Plus, why last week's market volatility made even the hedge funds flounder.

And President Trump lays the groundwork to investigate people pardoned by Biden.

It's Monday, March 17th.

I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

Retail sales rose modestly in February,

offering reassurances that while consumer spending has slowed this year, it hasn't stopped completely. Sales edged up a seasonally adjusted 0.2% from the prior month, missing economist

expectations. The slimmer gain in February was concentrated in sales at automobile and auto part

dealers. The details of the report were mixed. Sales rose at grocery stores and non-store

retailers, a category that's dominated by online retailers, while they fell at electronics and

appliance retailers, department stores, and restaurants and bars. Those are a sign that Americans are

scaling back on nice-to-haves. Meanwhile, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,

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