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The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010 |
A Stock to Ride Wal-Mart's Coattails For-profit educator American Public Education recently signed an exciting deal with Wal-Mart.   |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Global Payments Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of payment processor Global Payments slipped more than 10% in intraday trading as investors digested worse-than-expected earnings. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is All You've Got, Visa? As consumers pull back, Visa's growth goes up in smoke. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Visa and MasterCard Really Under Attack? I wouldn't bet on it. These moats are still safe. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades KeyBanc locks down MasterCard and Visa. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Has a Case of the Slows Consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and that could spell trouble for card processors. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Visa After spending more than a year locked at a mediocre three-star rank, Visa has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb up to four stars. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2011 |
Heartland Payment Systems Earnings Preview Heartland Payment Systems will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, July 28. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Defies Logic It has been a while since there has been anything good to say about a finance company, but now there is: Visa had an incredible quarter. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Ho Ho No for Visa and MasterCard Another victim of consumers' gloomy mood will be credit card processors Visa and MasterCard. Not only will they be stung by the inevitable drop-off in consumer spending, but what little spending is left might go to a relic form of payment that some may have forgotten even exists ... cash! |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Love for MasterCard Even though MasterCard's second-quarter earnings were actually quite good, investors couldn't look past the one-time, $1.65 billion pre-tax legal expense that nicked results. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 3, 2010
Penny Crosman |
Heartland and Discover Agree to $5 Million Data Breach Settlement Card payment processor hopes this will be the end of the legal fallout from its 2008 data breach. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Discover Financial Faces a Tough 2012 Analysts have mixed feelings about Discover. The target price for the stock is only around 10% higher than current levels, and earnings are seen remaining stagnant over the next year or two. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2010
Eichenbaum & Collins |
Smartphones May Soon Replace Credit Cards AT&T and Verizon Wireless are readying a mobile payment system that could render plastic obsolete. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Susquehanna fails to float Mastercard's boat. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Visa and Mastercard Downgrade? At Wall Street investment house Sanford Bernstein the analysts just downgraded Visa and MasterCard on fears that more government meddling in the markets will crimp profits in the banking sector. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
How the Brand-New Debit Fee Cap Will Affect Investors Visa gives a lower fiscal 2012 outlook after the Federal Reserve's debit card fee cap announcement. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Win Your Wallet The way you pay is changing. This company wants to profit from it. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has MasterCard Become the Perfect Stock? With an insignificant dividend and a fairly pricey valuation, MasterCard falls short of perfection. But if it can keep making the right moves, the company could easily keep improving in the years to come. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
David Meier |
MasterCard: Deflation Fighter Cash-rich companies with very little debt burden seem like a great place to start looking for ideas during deflationary periods, and right now, MasterCard looks like a deflation fighter. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Signs of Life at Visa Credit card king Visa reported fourth-quarter earnings yesterday that met analyst expectations, more or less. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
2011 Didn't Leave Home Without American Express AmEx isn't letting the financial world pass it by. That's a big part of why AmEx did well in 2011 and why it could keep building on its success in years to come. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
American Express Will Keep Charging in 2012 Let's look at this year's prospects for this company. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2011
Tamara Rutter |
Stocks Cashing in on Mobile Payments Who will be the dominant player in the growing mobile payments arena? |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has American Express Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners. Unfortunately for AmEx, it appears that the credit card crisis may not be entirely over. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Will Smartphones Kill Credit Cards? The billion plastic payment cards we carry may soon be obsolete, their functions incorporated into cell phones. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Not Bad, Visa Visa is proving its ability to withstand this global recession and retrenchment in consumer spending far better than expected. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Visa Beats the Street and Sells Down Visa posted great numbers in a miserable economy and beat Wall Street's expectations. Naturally, the stock fell. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2010 |
Why You Should Consider Dividends Investors often ask: "What are the advantages of a dividend stock?" |
InternetNews
July 25, 2005
Roy Mark |
CardSystems May Close Doors The credit card processor that exposed approximately 40 million records to possible identity theft is facing possible financial ruin, as both Visa and American Express canceled their business with CardSystems. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 22, 2009
Melanie Rodier |
Heartland To Settle Class Actions Over Cyber Breach The payment processor agreed to submit the report of an independent expert on its plans to improve the security of its computer system since the announcement of the cyber breach on January 20, 2009. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has Visa Become the Perfect Stock? For now, Visa has everything it needs to succeed. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Going Strong at MasterCard Shares of credit card runner-up MasterCard surged after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings fueled by stellar growth. |
Entrepreneur
January 2005
C.J. Prince |
Fantastic Plastic Paying recurring bills automatically by credit card is catching on big with small businesses. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Alderwoods Passes On Death-care provider Alderwoods is snapped up by Service Corp. International. Since the share price is still a bit below the $20.00 per share being offered, it looks like the market agrees and isn't expecting a higher offer to come along. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2011
Evan Niu |
American Express Doesn't Leave Home Without a Profit Despite tough macroeconomic conditions, American Express reports a solid quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Paying Taxes Electronically Completing a tax return isn't easy, but paying your taxes is. |
