A landmark ruling in a federal case regarding debit card fees could potentially cost the kings of plastic billions.
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August 12 - News
A landmark ruling in a federal case regarding debit card fees could potentially cost the kings of plastic billions.
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August 7 - News
The key to making money on the stock market is not a hugely complicated trading strategy requiring terabytes of computing power.
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August 7 - News
Editor's Note: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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August 7 - News
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA)'s long-term investors must be quite happy.
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August 6 - News
If you look at Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F filing, you'll see three credit companies listed: American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), and Visa Inc (...
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August 5 - News
I hate it when $1 billion goes missing don’t you? Much to my surprise, in Visa Inc (NYSE:V)’s most recent earnings, the company reported stellar growth by nearly every metric...
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August 5 - News
Revenue and macroeconomic conditions have a very strong positive co-relation for credit services companies.
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August 2 - News
If stock market returns truly represented the health of the entire economy, we'd all be sitting pretty right now.
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August 2 - News
Mortgage banking may steal the headlines, but when it comes to growth stories in finance, it’s all about the unbanked -- people who don’t have a bank account.
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August 1 - News
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)'s second quarter results were overshadowed by the company's subdued outlook for earnings for the second half of the year.
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August 1 - News
What: Shares of Visa Inc (NYSE:V) have suffered one of the worst declines of their brief public history today.
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July 31 - News
The payments industry has seen significant secular changes, from cash-based payments to check-based.
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July 31 - News
When I see a stock trading for nearly $600 a share, I have the same reaction many investors probably have.
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July 30 - News
What does this mean? It means we - the consumer - are swiping our cards again, and more often as time goes on! I suppose you might want to own a company to benefit from this macro...
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July 29 - News
Financial service companies experience constant change due to new regulation, political uncertainty, and market consolidation.
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July 29 - News
It's no secret that Warren Buffett has had tremendous success investing in large, well-known companies, many of which appear in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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July 28 - News
“Consumer borrowing in the U.S. climbed in May by the most in a year,” according to Bloomberg. Credit cards, school loans, and automobile loans led the list.
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July 24 - News
Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO) – Put options on the third-largest U.S.
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July 22 - News
Earnings season has gone just about exactly the way bullish investors would have expected so far.
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July 19 - News
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report tomorrow, and with the stock trading near all-time highs, investors expect a lot from...
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July 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 16 - News
Despite a weaker-than-expected rise in retail sales numbers and a report indicating that GDP growth in China is continuing to slow, the markets are modestly higher this afternoon...
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July 15 - News
In his excellent book "One Up on Wall Street," Peter Lynch, the best mutual fund manager ever, revealed a powerful charting tool that helped him achieve an annual gain of 29.2...
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July 15 - News
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF)'s famous slogan is "what's in your wallet?", but I'm less concerned with what's in your wallet and more concerned with what's in your portfolio...
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July 15 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report tomorrow, and there's a lot riding on what the big bank says about its future.
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July 11 - News
Doomsday preppers may keep cash and gold around, but how much cash will you carry around in say...two to five years? The cashless society has proven so dire for Kenyan pickpockets...
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July 10 - News
This afternoon at 2 p.m. EDT, the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting minutes are scheduled to be released.
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July 10 - News
In May, the Bureau of Economic Analysis published its Personal Income and Outlays Report. According to its report, consumer spending increased 0.1% from the previous month.
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July 10 - News
The markets are picking up steam, recovering from the 7.5% peak-to-trough fall. Cyclical sectors have taken the lead from the June 24th low.
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July 10 - News
Early in trading, it was looking like the day off for yesterday's Independence Day holiday had given the market some much-needed rest.
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July 7 - News
The three credit services providers, Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) have all been on a good run during the last few months...
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July 5 - News
There's a heated discussion going on whether the massive money printing by the Fed will cause interest rates to rise, or whether now is a good time to buy treasuries after their...
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July 3 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after some positive reports on the economy. Twenty-seven of the 30 Dow components are up today. As of 1:15 p.m.
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July 1 - News
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) begins the third quarter up 155 points as of 11:50 EDT this morning, it has history on its side.
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July 1 - News
Six months into the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)s have delivered their best performance since the roaring bull market of the 1990s, with gains of almost...
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July 1 - News
You might no longer have to decide between cash or credit, since the leading credit card companies in the world also offer compelling growth prospects and promise to deliver plenty...
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June 27 - News
Wall Street's bounce back from last week continues today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) looking to continue its recent run of triple-digit moves...
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June 27 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to record its third straight day of gains, as long as it maintains its momentum through the remainder of trading.
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June 27 - News
Over the last few weeks we have seen treasury rates rise from historic lows as the markets have attempted to price in the Federal Reserves policy actions.
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June 26 - News
Fresh off its acquisition of Kayak to strengthen its market leadership position in travel reservations, Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) has risen above $800 per share and is now...
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June 24 - News
Mobile phones have emerged as a parallel platform for making electronic payments in the past few years.
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June 24 - News
One remarkable fact about the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is that all 30 of its components pay dividends.
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June 24 - News
Recently, the company announced another step toward making overseas payments easier, which is just one example of the firm's mission to prosper from the global market.
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June 24 - News
It was a wild week on Wall Street, and when the markets closed on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) was down 1.80% and the S&P 500 had fallen 2...
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June 24 - News
In addition to the thousands of traditional banks scattered across the fifty states, there are other types of financial institutions with limited or no banking functions, but ...
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June 20 - News
With the strong gains in financials so far this year, it may seem like the sector may be running out of gas.
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June 19 - News
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) saw a 6.5% pullback last week, which was driven by a downgrade at Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) due to valuation concerns.
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June 18 - News