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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 5:44am | 107Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) has a dividend yield of 1.70%. Fidelity National's shares closed at $50.59 yesterday. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) has a dividend yield of 1.30%....
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UPDATE: MasterCard Q3 Profit Surges 14%
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 9:17am | 62MasterCard (NYSE: MA) reported a 14% rise in its third quarter. MasterCard's quarterly net income surged to $879 million, or $7.27 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $772 million, or $6.17 per share. Its revenue climbed 16% to $2.22 billion. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $6.94...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 5:03am | 623Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $1.53 billion. MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $6.95 per share on revenue of $2.13 billion. Cigna (NYSE: CI) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $1.63 per...
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Stocks To Watch For October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 5:01am | 168Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) to report its Q3 earnings at $1.65 per share on revenue of $5.40 billion. Time Warner Cable shares rose 0.10% to $117.00 in after-hours trading. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported upbeat third...
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Shares of Fidelity National Financial Edge Higher Following News Adjustment to Consideration Mix for LPS Bid, Raises Cash Component by $511M
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 9:27am | 687Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services, today announced that it was exercising its option to further adjust the consideration mix in the previously announced merger with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE...
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US Stock Futures Up Ahead Of Jobless Claims
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 7:44am | 441Pre-open movers US stock futures gained in early pre-market trade, ahead of jobless claims data. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 130 points to 14,858.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 16.50...
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MasterCard to Acquire Provus
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 6:03am | 130MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Provus Bilişim Hizmetleri A. Ş. (“Provus”), Turkey's leading independent payment solution and processing provider. The acquisition will build on MasterCard's strategy of increasing its...
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MasterCard, Parkeon Announce Global Partnership
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 5:54am | 129MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is today announcing an exclusive, global partnership with the world's leading parking services provider, Parkeon, to enable shoppers to benefit from local merchant offers and loyalty services through their global network of smart parking...
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UPDATE: Visa, Mastercard, AmEx Announce Deal for Online/Mobile Shopping Standard
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 9:23am | 148Visa (NYSE: V), MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) today introduced a proposed framework for a new global standard to enhance the security of digital payments and simplify the purchasing experience when shopping on a mobile phone, tablet, personal...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Operating Margin
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 4:36am | 118Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Visa (NYSE: V) is 60.81%. Visa's revenue for the same period is $11.54 billion. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at MasterCard (...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 10:18am | 116MasterCard (NYSE: MA) shares gained 3.42% to touch a new 52-week high of $622.02 after the company reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit. WEX (NYSE: WEX) shares reached a new 52-week high of $87.712 on Q2 results. Hess (NYSE: HES) shares surged 2.30% to touch a new 52-week high of...
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Benzinga's PreMarket Info Recap for July 31, 2013: Buy Facebook Above IPO Price?
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 9:18am | 245Have you ever woken up to find that a stock in your portfolio made a dramatic move overnight? Are you interested in learning how to understand each day's post-market and pre-market moves? Veteran traders Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick will give you all of the insights that you'll need to get in on...
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UPDATE: MasterCard Posts Higher Q2 Profit
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 8:26am | 60MasterCard (NYSE: MA) reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit. MasterCard's quarterly profit surged to $848 million, or $6.96 per share, from $700 million, or $5.55 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 15% to $2.1 billion from $1.82 billion. However, analysts...
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Earnings Scheduled For July 31, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 4:26am | 723Hess (NYSE: HES) is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.41 per share on revenue of $4.62 billion. MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.00 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE: BAH) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0....
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Stocks To Watch For July 31, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 4:21am | 163Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects MasterCard (NYSE: MA) to report its Q2 earnings at $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.00 billion. MasterCard shares gained 0.60% to $605.00 in after-hours trading. Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) reported downbeat...