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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday September 24, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 5:37pm | 493The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday September 24, 2012: Hearing CIT Group for Sale The Rumor:CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) is for sale, according to Fox Business' Charles Gasparino. A spokesperson declined comment on the report. CIT Group...
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Mid-Day Market Movers
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 12:47pm | 126LML Payment Systems (NASDAQ: LMLP) shares advanced 81.82% to $3.40 at 12:45 pm. Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) announced its plans to buy LML Payment Systems for around $97.3 million. Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (AMEX: LPH) surged 28.72% to $1.56. Longwei Petroleum reported that it...
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Digital River to Acquire LML Payment Systems For $102.8M
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 9:01am | 344Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV), the revenue growth experts in global cloud commerce, and LML Payment Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: LMLP), a leading provider of electronic payment processing, risk management and authentication services, announced the signing of a definitive agreement whereby Digital River...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Friday, September 21, 2012 - 7:15am | 134Analysts at Susquehanna upgraded Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) from “neutral” to “positive.” Molina Healthcare's shares closed at $ 23.84 yesterday. Molina Healthcare's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $ 5.39 billion. Analysts at UBS upgraded ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) from “neutral” to “buy.”...
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Mastercard Purchases Truaxis
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 5:44pm | 78MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced the acquisition of Truaxis, Inc., a Silicon Valley, California-based provider of relevant credit and debit card-linked offers to consumers through merchants and financial institutions. The integration of the Truaxis platform with the MasterCard network will...
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MasterCard Becomes First International Payments Network to License Branded Cards in Myanmar
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 6:07pm | 132MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is the first international payments network to issue a license to a Myanmar bank, paving the way for branded cards to be issued and accepted in the country for the first time, following a historic agreement signed this month. The...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 7:15am | 370Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, ahead of economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 7 points to 13,114.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1.70 points to 1,410.00. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 4.50 points to 2,787.25. A Peek Into Global...
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Everything Everywhere and MasterCard Partner to Deliver Mobile and Digital Payments Solutions in the UK
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 6:17am | 126MasterCard (NYSE: MA), the world's fastest payment processor, and Everything Everywhere, the UK's largest communications company, have announced an exclusive, five-year partnership to develop leading mobile and digital payment solutions for Everything Everywhere's 27...
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VeriFone Drops After Square Partners with Starbucks
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 2:35pm | 251Shares of VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) traded down sharply on Wednesday, falling as much as 12% in afternoon trading. VeriFone specializes in credit card payment systems, so shares might have dropped on news that Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) was partnering with Square -- a tech startup focused in the digital...
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5 Business Services Stocks With The Highest Revenue
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 7:17am | 150Below are the top stocks in the business services industry in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ: RRD) is $10.46 billion. R.R. Donnelley's operating margin for the same period is 7.20%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at SYNNEX (NYSE...
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Lender Processing Services Announces Settlement with Missouri Attorney General
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 4:06pm | 101Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS) announced that its subsidiary DocX, LLC, has reached a settlement with the Missouri Attorney General, resulting in a dismissal of the criminal charges pending against DocX, LLC. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120802/FL50731LOGO ) The terms...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 2, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 1:16am | 673Ameren (NYSE: AEE) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.62 on revenue of $1.75 billion. General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.74 on revenue of $38.58 billion. Apache (NYSE: APA) is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $2.53 per share on revenue of $4.26...
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US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await Fed Decision
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 6:29am | 506US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 47 points to 12,996.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 4.80 points to 1,379.40. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 12 points to 2,648.50. US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 1, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 4:06am | 540American Tower (NYSE: AMT) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $698.47 million. Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $5.58 on revenue of $1.88 billion. AMERIGROUP (NYSE: AGP) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.69 on revenue of $2.18...
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Stocks To Watch For August 1, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 3:56am | 160Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to report its Q2 EPS at $5.58 on revenue of $1.88 billion. Mastercard shares rose 0.79% to $440.00 in after-hours trading. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) reported a narrower-than-expected fiscal...