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Visa’s Earnings Will Show Spending Improvement Despite Macro Headwinds
Visa (NYSE:V) is expected to report earnings for the fiscal third quarter of 2012 on Wednesday, 25 th July, 2012. The company’s stock continues to perform strongly despite the uncertainty prevalent in the U.S. market driven by an uptick in consum...
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Visa and MasterCard: Underlying Macro Trends Still in Place
Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter using the Trefis Contributor Tool “Gimme what I need, uh, MasterCard or Vi-suh.” From Wyclef Jean’s “Perfect Gentleman” The U.S. consumer is in a bit of a pickle. Jobs are not particularly easy to come...
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Visa And MasterCard Face The Heat To Reduce Fees
Credit card operators Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA) are expected to reach an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed seven years ago by retailers, accusing the companies of charging excessive fees and conspiring to steer market sentiments. A...
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Why European crisis means little to our trading strategy
Submitted by Covestor Ltd. as part of our contributors program . Author: Donald Jowdy, Suncoast Equity Covestor model: Suncoast Equity The equity market dialed back on the gains earned in the first quarter. SEM client portfolios now stand a...
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Visa Partners With ATM Provider To Target Canadian Tourists
Visa (NYSE:V) is ready to expand its operations in Canada, with a strategic alliance with DirectCash, a Canadian white label ATM provider. Under the agreement, 7,600 ATMS operated by DirectCard across the country will display the Visa logo and wi...
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Visa Reaches $126 With Focus On Small Businesses
When you think of the U.S. economy, it is the big companies like Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that come to your mind. But, in reality, its the small enterprises that account for more than 50% of all employ...
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Visa’s Charged Up For $126 Despite Debit Fees Taking Some Lumps
Visa (NYSE:V) saw a steady decline in debit card transaction volumes in the U.S. over the last two months, as new regulations imposed by the authorities took their toll on debit spending. The Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank bill, which came in...
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The Inexplicable American Consumer Hits A Wall
Submitted by Testosterone Pit as part of our contributors program . The strongest and toughest creature out there, and maybe the smartest one, that no one has been able to subdue yet, the inexplicable American consumer has hit a wall. And it s...
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Visa Expects Mobile Payments Surge At Olympics
The approaching 2012 Olympic Games in London have captured the imagination of sports lovers across the world. Visa (NYSE:V) looks set to capitalize on the Olympic fever as the official payment services provider for the blockbuster event of the se...
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Visa’s Charged For $126 On Emerging Markets And Mobile Growth
Visa (NYSE:V) has seen its stock rise steadily over the last few months as various initiatives and innovations by the company have inspired confidence among investors. Visa’s quarterly report earlier this month indicated a strong performance and ...
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Visa, MasterCard Still Charging Forward
Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter using the Trefis Contributor Tool Credit card rivals MasterCard (NYSE: $MA ) and Visa (NYSE: $V ) released earnings on Wednesday, and both knocked the ball out of the park. We’ll start with MasterCard. ...
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Visa’s Intl. Growth Helps Offset U.S. Regulatory Concerns
Visa (NYSE:V) reaped the benefit of higher credit cards spending over the last three months as the company reported strong results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, on Wednesday, 2 nd May, with a net adjusted income of $1.1 billion, or a...
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Visa’s Stock Hitched To Spending Recovery And Mobile Payments Growth
Visa (NYSE:V) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second quarter earnings on 2 nd May 2012. We expect strong results this quarter, following growth in purchase volumes through the first three months of the calendar year. Visa reported strong resu...
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Selloff in Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) Following Hacker Incident Overdone
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Benjamin Shepherd Whenever you swipe your credit card, you probably think the merchant submits the transaction information to the credit card company which floats you a ...
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Global Payments Data Breach Exposes Card Payments Vulnerability
Cardholders around the world received a shock late last week when Global Payments Inc. announced a breach in its card data processing system. After all, the company is one of the biggest processors of Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA) card...
