On some cards, if you miss a payment your APR may go up substantially.

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If they miss those opportunities now, they may not make it up later.

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Outfielder Curtis Granderson is out until at least May with a broken right forearm, while first baseman Mark Teixeira says he could miss up to two months due to a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist.

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