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MasterCard's Board of Directors Announces $1.0 Billion Increase in Class A Share Repurchase
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:01am | 69MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board of Directors has amended its existing share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase an incremental $1.0 billion of its Class A common stock in open market transactions. The incremental $1.0 billion share repurchase...
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Goldman Sachs' SpendTrend Highlights March Numbers In Transaction Processing
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:47am | 140Goldman Sachs has released its SpendTrend rrport for March, showcasing trends in the transaction processing industry. The report shows strength within the industry as consumer spending increased and fuel prices rose. The report also highlights five stocks within the industry. Goldman Sachs...
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Heartland Payment Systems Chief Executive Officer and President Adopt 10b5-1 Plans
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:07am | 204Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) announced that Robert O. Carr, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, adopted, prior to the commencement of the Company's regular quarterly trading blackout period for the first quarter of 2011, a pre-arranged trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-...
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Heartland Payment Systems Appoints Maria Rueda as CFO
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 4:31pm | 110Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) announced several senior management additions and changes to support the growing breadth and depth of the company's core services and merchant base. Maria Rueda joins Heartland as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Rueda most recently served as Chief...
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Puts Purchased on Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 1:39pm | 143Shares of Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) are lower on the session by 0.61%, currently trading at $49.25. The stock had been moving largely higher over the past four weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...
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Alliance Data Systems Hits 52-Week High (ADS)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:39am | 34Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of Alliance has been a gain of 19.3%.
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DST Systems Hits 52-Week High (DST)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:28am | 33DST Systems (NYSE: DST) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of DST has been a gain of 24.6%.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (MON, SYNT, MDT, RIG)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:26am | 139Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." MON's shares closed at $66.22 on Friday. Monsanto's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 20.21%. Syntel Inc (NASDAQ: SYNT) was upgraded by JP Morgan from "neutral" to "overweight.” SYNT's shares closed at $55.19...
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JP Morgan Upgrades Syntel To Overweight, PT At $66
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:25am | 24JP Morgan has upgraded Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT) from Neutral to Overweight and maintains its $66 price target.
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WNS Recognized Among Everest Group's Top 5 2010 FAO Market Star Performers
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 11:57am | 107In a latest report released by the Everest Group, WNS (NYSE: WNS) was recognized as one of the five star performers in the Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) services domain in 2010. WNS was identified as a 2010 FAO star performer based on the relative movement on the Everest PEAK Matrix for...
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WNS Recognized Among Everest Group's Top 5 2010 FAO Market Star Performers
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 11:57am | 107In a latest report released by the Everest Group, WNS (NYSE: WNS) was recognized as one of the five star performers in the Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) services domain in 2010. WNS was identified as a 2010 FAO star performer based on the relative movement on the Everest PEAK Matrix for...
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Morgan Stanley Maintains Rating On Genpact, Sees Strong Future
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 8:52am | 78Morgan Stanley is maintaining its Equal-weight rating on Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) but believe that its IT segment revenues, which have been declining previously, will get a boost as G acquires Headstrong Corp., which is expected to happen before May 31, 2011. Morgan Stanley sees this happening...
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Morgan Stanley Maintains Rating On Genpact, Sees Strong Future
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 8:52am | 78Morgan Stanley is maintaining its Equal-weight rating on Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) but believe that its IT segment revenues, which have been declining previously, will get a boost as G acquires Headstrong Corp., which is expected to happen before May 31, 2011. Morgan Stanley sees this happening...
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Alliance Data Signs New Long-Term Agreement With Sycle to Provide Credit Services for Hearing Care Patients
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 7:48am | 85Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) today announced it has signed a new long-term agreement with Sycle, LLC to provide their patients with credit services for hearing devices and related services. Under terms of the agreement, Alliance Data will provide integrated credit services,...
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Citi Maintains Buy Rating On MDRX
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 7:42am | 149Citi is maintaining its Buy rating on shares of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX). “Allscripts filed an 8-K after market close in which it made three announcements: 1) A new credit arrangement reduces interest margin for borrowings under the senior credit facilities by 75 bps,”...