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MasterCard Worldwide, Beam Announce Alliance for Mobile Companion Pre-Paid Card
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 8:26am | 219At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) Worldwide, today announced its collaboration with Beam, a revolutionary mobile and electronic commerce wallet, to launch a first-of-its-kind, low-cost, MasterCard mobile companion pre-paid card that will allow over 14 million mobile wallet consumers...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 8:17am | 370Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 24 points to 13,812.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 2.50 points to 1,489.70. Nasdaq 100 futures...
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MasterCard, VimpelCom Partner to Offer Mobile Money Globally
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 7:13am | 125MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) today announced a strategic partnership combining MasterCard's best in class mobile payments technology and solutions with VimpelCom's globally integrated telecommunications services. The partnership will provide...
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MasterCard, Orange to Offer Mobile Payments in Spain
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 8:56am | 215At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Orange today announced the signing of a strategic agreement to enhance and accelerate the delivery of innovative mobile payment service in Spain. The main goal of this agreement is to develop, deliver and deploy the very latest in mobile payments...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 8:23am | 138Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Nike (NYSE: NKE) from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for Nike has been raised from $51 to $62. Nike's stock closed at $54.02 yesterday. UBS upgraded Mastercard (NYSE: MA) from “sell” to “neutral.” The target price for Mastercard has been raised from $425 to $...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 3:44am | 111Below 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 2.10%. Fidelity National's shares closed at $37.56 on Friday. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) has a dividend yield of 1.80%....
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LPS Authorizes Share Repurchase Program of $100M and Regular Quarterly Dividend
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 5:27pm | 137Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS), a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced the company's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of LPS outstanding common stock. The authorization ends on...
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Lender Processing Services Announces Multi-State AG Settlement
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 10:03am | 437Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS), a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that it has entered into settlement agreements with the attorneys general of 46 states and the District of Columbia. (Logo: http://...
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US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Mastercard Earnings, Economic Data
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 7:06am | 554US stock futures are mostly flat this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 4 points to 13,834.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 1 point to 1,494.30. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 7.25 points...
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Earnings Scheduled For January 31, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 3:16am | 698Aetna (NYSE: AET) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.96 per share on revenue of $8.97 billion. Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $4.82 per share on revenue of $1.89 billion. Ball (NYSE: BLL) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.66 per share on...
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Stocks To Watch For January 31, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 1:58am | 171Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to report its Q4 earnings at $4.82 per share on revenue of $1.89 billion. Mastercard shares rose 0.96% to $520.95 in after-hours trading. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported upbeat fourth-quarter...
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MasterCard Expands Strategic Alliance with Hotel Company IHG into the U.S.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 12:51pm | 383MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced a new multi-year U.S. agreement with IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) (LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)) naming MasterCard as the exclusive co-branded card for IHG's hotel loyalty rewards consumer credit card portfolio. The deal also includes a broad range of...
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The Week Ahead: Earnings from Facebook, Ford, Caterpillar; US Jobs Report
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 7:15pm | 876The last week of January should be a busy one for investors. In addition to several earnings reports from a number of major companies, investors will also get key economic data, including the monthly nonfarm payroll report. Industrial machine maker Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) will report earnings...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 8:17am | 386Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 20 points to 13,413.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 3.60 points to 1,460.70. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 5 points to 2,723.75. A Peek Into...
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MasterCard, Equity Bank to Introduce PayPass Enabled Debit and Prepaid Cards in Five African Markets
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 7:36am | 137MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Equity Bank of Kenya today announced an agreement at a signing ceremony in Nairobi to issue five-million MasterCard-branded debit and prepaid cards, over the next 18 months. This program empowers African consumers to use electronic payments which...