The international credit card business is, in its majority, divided between three names: American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and Visa Inc (NYSE:V).
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May 13 - News
The Motley Fool has been making successful stock picks for many years, but we don't always agree on what a great stock looks like.
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May 9 - News
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May 9 - Stock Analysis
What's in your wallet? The tag line might not be Visa Inc (NYSE:V)'s , but the answer almost certainly is.
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May 8 - News
With the post-recessionary economy now in full swing, consumers may be a bit more leery these days about running up their credit - and in some cases, so are the credit card companies...
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May 8 - News
One of the best competitive advantages a company can create is built using what's called a network effect.
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May 7 - News
Since the beginning of the year, American Express (NYSE:AXP) has gained more than 19%.
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May 6 - News
There aren't many companies that offer investors the ability for share price appreciation in nearly any growth environment.
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May 6 - News
The big three credit card companies -- Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) -- all recently reported quarterly earnings, and ...
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May 3 - News
In the highly contested payment industry, three giants are undisputed leaders. But, are they a safe, worthy investment.
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May 2 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Boston Beer Co Inc (NYSE:SAM), Key Energy Services, Inc.
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May 2 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded your cries.
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May 1 - News
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) reported a fairly solid quarter, although the results weren’t anything spectacular as the company beat analyst estimates slightly.
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May 1 - News
Smartphone-maker Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has launched a plan offering all its services for Rs 129 per GB in 15 mid- and low-revenue generating circles, including...
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May 1 - News
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) is the operator of the largest retail payments network in the world, and has performed very well for its shareholders over the past couple of years.
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April 30 - News
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) is a global technology company and an industry leader in payment systems.
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April 29 - News
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) actually beat consensus earnings estimates for the first quarter of 2013 by 1 cent, but underperformance on the top line caused the stock to fall on the...
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April 22 - Stock Analysis
Online payment and commerce company eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has long been a favorite of tech analysts and investors due to its consistent revenue growth and solid profitability...
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April 22 - News
As the US economy recovers, mainly thanks to the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, some sectors of the economy have great opportunities ahead.
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April 16 - News
It seems that once you've grown large enough to disrupt business as usual for MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) and Visa Inc (NYSE:V), you run the risk of getting muscled.
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April 10 - News
The first quarter was a truly memorable quarter from an investors' standpoint.
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April 9 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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April 4 - News
Even though unemployment is still brutal and mortgage delinquencies are high, credit card delinquencies are at the lowest rate in at least two decades, according to data from ...
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April 3 - News
With the tax deadline less than two weeks away, thinking about ways to reduce your tax liability and/or eliminate your future taxes by opening or contributing to an Individual...
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April 3 - News
For instance, despite the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, shares of Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) appreciated by 38% and 22.5%, respectively, last year.
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March 27 - News
The investing measure known as return on equity is a popular metric in which an investor can evaluate a management team’s effectiveness.
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March 20 - News
With consumer credit on the rise again, and tangible signs appearing of US economic recovery, things look pretty good for credit card companies.
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March 13 - News
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is well known for its huge cash pile.
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March 12 - News
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) introduced their latest next-generation mobile payment initiatives at the Mobile World Congress few days back.
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March 8 - News
When it comes to commodity companies and producers of basic materials, investors should follow pain.
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February 26 - News
I never really bothered to notice if I use a Visa Inc (NYSE:V) or Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) while buying something with my credit card.
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February 22 - News
The Phillips curve attached below, explains the short term inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment.
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February 17 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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February 15 - News
Despite catastrophic moments, most of the markets have shown sizeable gains in 2012. The NASDAQ has posted returns of 15% in the last year, while the S&P 500 was up by 13%.
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February 13 - News
With the popularity of using credit cards and debit cards instead of cash and checks; payment processing companies like Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and Discover...
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February 13 - News
Charles Akre’s Akre Capital Management has filed its 13F for the fourth quarter of 2012, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of the end of December.
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February 13 - Hedge Funds
We all have heard that phrase, and most people would agree that it's not wise to rack up large amounts of credit card debt.
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February 8 - News
There are a number of ways to use quarterly 13F filings from major investors such as hedge funds in order to improve the investment process.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds
With hundreds of companies having already reported quarterly results, we're now in the heart of earnings season.
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February 6 - News
Cash will never completely disappear. There will always be some marginal room for good old fashioned paper money, but it´s certainly losing popularity as a payment method all...
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February 4 - News
The world’s largest payments network, Visa Inc (NYSE:V) has done exceptionally well for its shareholders since its highly-publicized IPO in 2008, which at the time was the ...
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February 2 - News
As credit processing facilitators, MasterCard and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) have an incredible amount of unmet demand abroad yet to be tapped.
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February 1 - News
Columbus Circle Investors is an asset manager with total assets under management of $17 billion (including $1 billion in its hedge funds strategies).
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January 31 - Hedge Funds
Hedge funds and other major investors are required to publicly file 13F filings within six to seven weeks after the end of a quarter.
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January 30 - Hedge Funds
With Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM)'s upgraded BB10 OS and a couple of new phones on the horizon, it isn't surprising that RIM shareholders are a bit giddy.
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January 21 - News
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is a true old age behemoth of investing. The company is one of Warren Buffett’s favorites and is one if the Dow 30.
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January 15 - News
Chuck Akre has been managing money through one vehicle or another since 1989. For some time Akre operated the FBR Focus fund before relaunching as the Akre Focus fund in 2009.
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December 31 - Hedge Funds
Can a Muckety map predict a corporate acquisition? Notice how the extended Buffett-Gates cartel has surrounded Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST).
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December 24 - Hedge Funds
Julian Robertson became a billionaire through his success at Tiger Management, and also had an enormous effect on the financial world by identifying and grooming a pack of “...
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December 11 - Hedge Funds
