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Visa, Mastercard Both Higher (MA, V)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:46pm | 77Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) are both higher today, as it looks like there is some strength in this sector, and that is something to keep an eye on, as the market corrects. At last check, shares of Visa were up 41 cents to $80.35, a gain of 0.51%, while shares of...
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Charge It: 5 Credit Card Names To Consider (AXP, COF, DFS, MA, V)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 10:07am | 447The credit card companies have held up well in the past few days, so it may be time to take a look at them. Names like Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), American Express (NYSE: AXP), Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF), Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) have performed well over the...
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Deutsche Bank Has Buy Rating On Mastercard (MA)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 7:39am | 142Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $330 price target on shares of Mastercard (NYSE: MA). In a note to investors, Deutsche Bank writes, "It was around this time last year when the market was shocked by the initial passage of the Durbin amendment to Dodd-Frank. We are now ~60 days away from the...
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April Credit Improves for Alliance Data Systems In April (ADS)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 7:15am | 142In a recent report from Goldman Sachs, the credit of Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS) has improved for April as delinquencies are expect to start showing a seasonal improvement. Although the credit has improved, the lack of portfolio growth still causes an issue for the company moving forward...
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BGB Securities Reiterates Convergys Buy, $18 PT
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 2:36pm | 88BGB Securities reiterated its Convergys (NYSE: CVG) Buy rating and $18 price target in a research report published today. In the report, BGB Securities states, "We are reiterating our Buy rating and $18 price target after hosting investor meetings with management last week. Our key takeaway is...
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Blueshift Discusses VeriFone Systems (PAY)
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 1:25pm | 113Blueshift Ideas is out with a series of tweets on VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) In the tweets, Blueshift says that "VeriShield financial value limited compared to well-entrenched position in growing mobile payment area." "VeriShield already widely adopted in Level 1,2 merchants. Customer...
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TPI Forms Partnership with Devott to Boost Outsourcing Market in China
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 9:27am | 102TPI, an Information Services Group company (NASDAQ: III) today announced the formation of a partnership with Devott, a well-known Chinese outsourcing research and consulting firm, to encourage sourcing parks and local governments across China to adopt global standards and best practices. TPI and...
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CSC Wins Two Task Orders to Provide Department of Transportation Volpe Center Support
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 8:34am | 88CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration has awarded the company two task orders to provide information technology support service to the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The task orders, awarded...
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Goldman Sachs Says Buy Mastercard (MA)
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 7:24am | 134Goldman Sachs is out with a note on Mastercard (NYSE: MA). It has a Buy rating on shares. In a note to investors, Goldman writes, "We remain bullish on MA (Buy) and V (Buy) following strong March 2011 quarter results, which support our view that both companies remain uniquely positioned to...
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NV Tyagarajan to Succeed Pramod Bhasin as CEO of Genpact
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 7:16am | 72Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) today announced that effective June 17, 2011, NV “Tiger” Tyagarajan will become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and will be appointed to the Board of Directors. Tyagarajan, the current Chief Operating Officer of Genpact, succeeds Pramod Bhasin who...
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Blame the Fed for commodity speculation
Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 10:28am | 1335The President of the United States has hit commodity investors. Several Senators, the Attorney General, the CFTC and most of the other global exchanges have joined in. I think they are all pointing fingers in the wrong direction. It's the Federal Reserve that is behind all the speculation of late....
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Gold and Mining Stocks to Watch May 13th
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 3:10pm | 810May 13, 2011 (Investorideas.com Mining Stocks Newswire) - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector stock research including gold and mining stocks reports on trading for May 13 th for Goldcorp, Inc. (TSX: G), Running Fox Resource Corp. (TSX-V: RUN), Richmont Mines, Inc. (AMEX: RIC) and Ranger Gold (...
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ViVOtech Ready, Willing, and Able to Buy Hypercom U.S. Assets
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 10:01am | 83ViVOtech today said it has renewed its approach to VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) to acquire the U.S. assets of Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC). ViVOtech CEO, Michael (Mick) Mullagh, said he hoped ViVOtech's approach would provide a path to resolve Justice Department concerns that drove the...
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Gold Stocks to Watch May 13th; (TSX-V: RUN), (AMEX:RIC), (TSX: G), (OTCBB: RNGC)
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 9:00am | 47May 13, 2011 (Investorideas.com Mining Stocks Newswire) - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector stock research including gold and mining stocks reports on trading for May 13 th for Goldcorp, Inc. (TSX: G), Running Fox Resource Corp. (TSX-V: RUN), Richmont Mines, Inc. (AMEX: RIC) and Ranger Gold (...
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Gold Stocks to Watch May 13th; (TSX-V: RUN), (AMEX:RIC), (TSX: G), (OTCBB: RNGC)
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 9:00am | 47May 13, 2011 (Investorideas.com Mining Stocks Newswire) - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector stock research including gold and mining stocks reports on trading for May 13 th for Goldcorp, Inc. (TSX: G), Running Fox Resource Corp. (TSX-V: RUN), Richmont Mines, Inc. (AMEX: RIC) and Ranger Gold (...