Holiday spending sure to speed the spread of parlous 'affluenza.'

0 Comments | Insight on the News, Dec 29, 1997 | by Anne Marriott

The industry's profit margins have slipped to 1.5 percent from 3.5 percent in 1990, and some banks have retreated from the credit-card business, But profits remain attractive enough to keep most players in the game.

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