Charge it!

Consumer credit rose $6.51 billion in April for the eighth consecutive month, boosted by financing for education and autos. The increase followed a $12.4 billion gain in the previous month.

Café K-Cup

Starbucks, which began selling K-Cups at grocery stores last year, will offer the single-serving portion packs for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ Keurig brewers in its US cafés to bolster sales.

Fed shocker

The Fed shocked bankers by approving a proposal that would force even the smallest lenders to comply with elaborate international bank-capital standards. The requirements would apply to all 7,307 US banks, wsj.com reported.

Instant replay

The Mets are selling reprints of the ticket for the June 1 game where Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in the team’s history for $50.

Jobless

The Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 377,000 last week.