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Do You Think Visa and MasterCard Are Your Friends?
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 4:37pm | 746Do you think that Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), American Express (AXP) are your friends? If so, you should read on. Those two processing companies may make shopping more convenient but they are also costing you more money. The Justice Department reached a settlement with Visa and MasterCard today....
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Do You Think Visa and MasterCard Are Your Friends?
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 4:37pm | 725Do you think that Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), American Express (AXP) are your friends? If so, you should read on. Those two processing companies may make shopping more convenient but they are also costing you more money. The Justice Department reached a settlement with Visa and MasterCard today....
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American Express Company Plans Live Audio Web Access to Media and Investor Conference Call
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 1:50pm | 97American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) said today that it plans to host a live audio Webcast of its media and investor conference call today, October 4, 2010, at 4:15 pm to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice filing of a civil lawsuit against American Express. Live audio of the conference call...
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American Express to Hold a Press Conference on DOJ Charge
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 1:47pm | 23American Express (NYSE: AXP) will hold a press conference at 4:15 pm on the DOJ charge.
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American Express Challenging the Antitrust Lawsuit
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 12:47pm | 28American Express (NYSE: AXP) is challenging U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit. The company has no intention to settle the case.
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Visa, Mastercard, and American Express Named in US Antitrust Lawsuit.
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 11:57am | 44Bloomberg reported that American Express (NYSE: AXP), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Visa (NYSE: V) are named in US antitrust lawsuit.
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EZCORP Inc. - Value
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 5:42am | 654EZCORP, Inc. (EZPW) is even cheaper than when I last reviewed it in March. The company now trades with a forward P/E of 10.4. EZCORP, the operator of pawnshops in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, reported fiscal third quarter results on July 22 which met the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – October 04, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 2:10am | 4782Merger activity slid a little with “just” six new deals announced and eleven deals closing as it was the end of the third quarter. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 81 Total Number of Deals That Did Not Complete in 2010 5 Total Number of Pending Deals Cash Deals 50...
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Results of Sallie's Tender Offer - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 12:03am | 311SLM Corporation (SLM) or Sallie Mae announced the results of its separate modified ‘Dutch Auction' cash tender offers, announced on August 26, 2010, for its Early 2011 Notes and Late 2011 Notes. The company, as of the expiration date on September 23, received tenders of approximately $424.4...
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American Express Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $.18
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 2:51pm | 37The Board of Directors of American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on November 10, 2010 to shareholders of record on October 8, 2010.
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Sterne Agee Rates Discover Financial Services Buy (DFS)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 9:04am | 91Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported 3Q10 EPS of $0.47 vs. operating results of $0.51 in the year ago period. Excluding $0.02 per share in investment gains, operating results of $0.45 were about Sterne Agees's estimates of $0.47. According to Sterne Agee, most of the stronger...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 8:40am | 299Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Avago Technologies Ltd (AVGO) Baidu.com Inc (BIDU) Cardtronics Inc (CATM) Caterpillar Inc (CAT) CIGNA Corp (CI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BAIDU INC (BIDU): Free Stock Analysis Report CATERPILLAR INC (CAT): Free...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Discover Financial Services, Visa, MasterCard, Sallie Mae and Citibank - Press Releases
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:33am | 1764For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 21, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:Discover Financial Services (DFS), Visa Inc. (V), MasterCard Inc. (MA), Sallie Mae (SLM) and Citibank (C ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter:...
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Setting Up Your Day
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 8:25pm | 682Going into today preparation was the key. Talking with most of the traders on our desk, last week was a very frustrating week. I know for myself the important thing was to not get frustrated, review the week, and come into today with an objective view of the market and what stocks I would be ...
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Discover Beats Zacks Estimate - Analyst Blog
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 5:36pm | 961Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported a fiscal third quarter earnings of $261 million or 47 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. However, results dipped about 55% from the net income of $577 million or $1.07 per share in the year-ago quarter. This included...