Morning Scan: Amazon Jumps into Card Readers; New Subprime Mortgage ...

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Amazon's Card Reader: Amazon head honcho Jeff Bezos is notorious for his predilection for spending money and his apparent lack of concern with making a profit. So it should come as no surprise when the Journal quotes an Amazon analyst saying the e-commerce giant won't make any money off its new Square-like mobile card reader, Amazon Local Register, which American Banker reported on Wednesday. The Journal notes that while Square has become...