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		<title>(V) Visa Shuns Global Payments Incorporated for Breach of Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/03/v-visa-shuns-global-payments-incorporated-for-breach-of-data/97496</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) has dropped Global Payments Inc. (GPN) from its list of service providers after detecting a cyber intrusion in the latter’s system that likely threatens about 1.5 million customer accounts. This was the second breach of card data by in a year. Atlanta-based Global Payments aids both Visa and MasterCard Inc. (MA) in processing credit card transactions for merchants. Card giants such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express Co. (AXP) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) seek help of over dozen such payment processors to reach out to the merchants, and hence these payment processors are liable to offer a secure customer transaction. The breach of data was initially reported by ‘krebsonsecurity.com,’ which tracks cyber crimes, on Friday and had estimated about 10 million card accounts to have been accessed ]]></description>
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		<title>(ICE) IntercontinentalExchange Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/26/ice-intercontinentalexchange-inc-bull-of-the-day/96553</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading our recommendation on IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) based on its high earnings visibility, strong product portfolio, consistent cash generation, disciplined investment and limited balance sheet risk, which enables it to be one of the most dynamic companies in the industry. The company&#8217;s fourth quarter earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, reflecting momentous performance in its core business, higher volumes and strong expense management that drove the top- and bottom-line along with the margins and cash flow. The company is growing through strategic acquisitions, product novelty and expansion into the globally emerging markets. In the long run, these factors are expected to consistently deliver strong shareholder value, although some caution is maintained based on the impact of regulations and uncertain industry trends. Our six-month target price of $166.00 equates ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Ties Up with Intel</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/v-visa-ties-up-with-intel/93798</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, card processing giant Visa Inc. (V) announced a strategic alliance with Intel Corporation (INTC), a multinational semiconductor chip maker, in order to improve the mobile banking experience in the developed and developing economies. Accordingly, Visa has teamed up with Intel to blend its proficiencies in payment processing and account holder authentication along with its global network reach with the latter’s high-grade innovative technologies that offer the world’s best computing devices. Moreover, of late, mobile banking has come up with a profound scope of providing the consumers with a convenient, user-friendly, value-for money, transparent and secure mode of making transactions, which include person-to-person payments, bill payments, adding cell phone minutes and other banking services. Nevertheless, to make mobile commerce widely acceptable and accessible, Visa has assured that the latest payment ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard and Telefonica Join Forces</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/27/ma-mastercard-telefonica-join-forces-analyst-blog/93574</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, MasterCard Inc. (MA) and Telefónica S.A. (TEF) announced its joint venture (JV) under the corporate name – Wanda with tagline “Your Mobile Money”. This reflects one more step taken by the company toward boosting its mobile commerce (mCommerce) vigorously. MasterCard had formed a JV with Brazil-based telecom operator Telefónica in November last year with the objective to penetrate emerging markets. The JV will be owned by both the parties equally. Accordingly, Wanda has been built through the JV to explore mobile financial services in the 12 markets of Latin America. Telefónica already operates through its Movistar brand in these markets. Thus, Wanda will operate in these markets to offer mobile payment solutions to over 87 million Movistar customers. Besides, Mobile Payment Solutions (MPS), with whom Wanda has a ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Doubles Dividend Payout</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/ma-mastercard-doubles-dividend-payout/91489</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basking after a great quarter and year, yesterday, the board of MasterCard Inc. (MA) declared a 100% hike in its dividend to 30 cents per share from the prior 15 cents. The increased dividend will be paid on May 9, 2012 to shareholders of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of April 9, 2012. On February 9, 2012, the company paid a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share to the respective shareholders of record as on January 9, 2012. This was announced on December 6, 2011. With no long-term debt, cash and cash equivalents of over $3.7 billion and operating cash flow of $2.7 billion at the end of 2011, the company delivers solid free cash flow and is well poised to return ]]></description>
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		<title>(VPRT) Vistaprint NV &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/27/vprt-vistaprint-nv-bear-of-the-day/90967</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vistaprint NV&#8217;s (VPRT) earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, we believe that the slow pace of the economic recovery, coupled with huge investments in 2012 and 2013 to attract customers, will restrict improvements in its top as well as bottom lines. The new set of initiatives also involves increased risk and lack of visibility toward return on investments at the current level. Substantial exposure to international markets also makes the company vulnerable to currency fluctuation risks. In fact, huge concentration in the European market remains a cause of concern owing to the Euro-zone debt crisis. Our six-month target price of $28.00 equates to 24.6x our earnings estimate for fiscal 2012. This price target implies an expected total negative return ]]></description>
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		<title>(TSS) Total System Services Meets Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/25/tss-total-system-services-meets-expectations/90819</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/25/tss-total-system-services-meets-expectations/90819#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Total System Services Inc. (TSS) reported fourth-quarter 2011 operating earnings of 31 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but modestly higher than 24 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Earnings per share surged 29.4%, while net income attributable to shareholders increased 27.0% to $59.7 million from $47.0 million in the prior-year period. Results reflect increased revenues across all business segments and increase in overall transaction volume and new accounts. However, higher-than-expected cost of services and selling, general and administrative (SG&#38;A) expenses along with higher taxes partly offset the revenue growth. Total revenue for the reported quarter was $472.2 million, up 7.3% year over year and on a constant currency basis. Top line also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $460.0 million. Reimbursable items totaled $64.6 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Grading the Investment U Gurus 2011: Marc Lichtenfeld</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/09/athn-grading-the-investment-u-gurus-2011-marc-lichtenfeld-2/89047</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, December 20, 2011: Issue #1668 I’m excited when my kids bring home their report cards. They’re terrific students, work hard and always bring home good grades. However, it’s always a little nerve-wracking to tabulate my own report card based on my market calls at the end of the year. The market isn’t nearly as forgiving as a second grade teacher. But nevertheless, it’s an important exercise to see what I got right and what I got wrong… what I may have been a little “early” on. So here goes: In my January 14 column, I talked about the rising trend of healthcare information technology and said two of my favorite stocks in the space were AthenaHealth (Nasdaq: ATHN) and McKesson (NYSE: MCK). ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Grading the Investment U Gurus 2011: Marc Lichtenfeld</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/athn-grading-the-investment-u-gurus-2011-marc-lichtenfeld/88979</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, December 20, 2011: Issue #1668 I’m excited when my kids bring home their report cards. They’re terrific students, work hard and always bring home good grades. However, it’s always a little nerve-wracking to tabulate my own report card based on my market calls at the end of the year. The market isn’t nearly as forgiving as a second grade teacher. But nevertheless, it’s an important exercise to see what I got right and what I got wrong… what I may have been a little “early” on. So here goes: In my January 14 column, I talked about the rising trend of healthcare information technology and said two of my favorite stocks in the space were AthenaHealth (Nasdaq: ATHN) and McKesson (NYSE: MCK). ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Works to Delay Debit-Fee Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/v-visa-works-to-delay-debit-fee-rule/87923</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/v-visa-works-to-delay-debit-fee-rule/87923#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) appears to have tried out every means to delay the implementation of the debit-fee ruling finalized in June this year, due to which the company’s lobbying charges increased substantially during the third quarter of 2011. However, Visa’s close rival, MasterCard Inc. (MA) is apparently more relaxed about regulatory issues having witnessed a significant decline in its third quarter lobbying charges. Other card players such as American Express Co. (AXP) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) are yet to reveal their lobbying data. Early this week, according to a disclosure report, Visa and MasterCard reportedly spent $1.69 million and $0.58 million, respectively, in the third quarter of 2011. While lobbying costs for Visa jumped 54% year over year and 17% sequentially, the same for MasterCard plummeted 31% from $0.84 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard in mCommerce Tie</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/05/ma-mastercard-in-mcommerce-tie/88035</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to expand its mobile commerce (mCommerce) platform, yesterday, MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a global strategic alliance with mFoundry. The latter is a well-positioned mobile banking solutions provider in the US with seven years of experience. Besides the collaboration, MasterCard also agreed upon being a leading investor in mFoundry to strengthen the combined mCommerce initiative. However, the terms of the deal remain undisclosed. As a result of the alliance, mFoundry’s mobile banking software solutions will align with MasterCard’s Tap &#38; Go PayPass technology, which functions on near field communication (NFC) process. This will enhance and ease the customer’s mobile experience. The consumers can now make secure payments and transfer funds through the NFC-oriented PayPass terminal at any of MasterCard’s merchants and mFoundry’s over 560 banks and credit unions, ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard and Ecobank Sign Memorandom of Understanding</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/ma-mastercard-and-ecobank-sign-memorandom-of-understanding/87681</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding its electronic payments network in Sub-Africa, on Thursday, MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a Memorandom of Understanding (MoU) with Togo-based Ecobank Group, which will allow the former to do business effciently across Africa. Accordingly, the MoU will help MasterCard tap more than 30 Sub-African markets where Ecobank, the leading banking group, operates with more than 1,100 branches. Additionally, Ecobank also holds its operations internationally with offices in Paris, London and Dubai. The main objective of the MoU is to discover new business opportunities that include accessibility of MasterCard’s diverse card products and services across Ecobank’s extensive outlets. Such business developments are expected to drive long-term growth, while also enlarging MasterCard’s global footprint. As part of its long-term growth strategy, MasterCard has been attempting to implement mobile commerce in emerging markets ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/v-visa-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/87840</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Visa Inc. (V) came out firm from its fiscal 2011, we reiterated our Neutral recommendation on the stock based on the cautious growth outlook for fiscal 2012 amid regulatory challenges. Visa’s fiscal fourth quarter 2011 (ended September 30, 2011) operating earnings of $1.27 per Class A common share were triple pennies ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results also substantially exceeded $1.06 per share reported in the year-ago quarter on lower share count. GAAP net income for the quarter stood at $880 billion, climbing 13.7% from $774 million in the year-ago quarter. For full fiscal 2011, Visa’s operating earnings of $4.99 per share increased 20% year over year but were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Additionally, excluding the non-operating gain related to revaluation of Visa ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Allies with Western Union</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/ma-mastercard-allies-with-western-union/87854</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to expand its prepaid card offering, yesterday, card giant – MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a global strategic alliance with money transfer giant – Western Union Co. (WU) – to offer consumer-friendly prepaid card service across the latter’s multiple non-US locations. According to the agreement, MasterCard is offering a prepaid card that will enable to move money from Western Union directly to MasterCard’s credit, debit and prepaid cards, and vice versa. This prepaid card can be refilled at all MasterCard rePower locations as well as at about 485,000 global agent locations of Western Union. This service further assures a reliable, secure and convenient financial payment service to the consumers across the globe. The companies, who have been functioning in this area of service in the USsince last year, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CTAS) Cintas Analyst Downgrades Shares to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/ctas-cintas-analyst-downgrades-shares-to-neutral/87650</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently downgraded Cintas Corporation (CTAS) from Outperform to Neutral as the positives like solid organic growth and margin expansion are undercut by headwinds from cotton and energy prices and an uncertain economic environment. In the first quarter of 2012, Cintas reported earnings of 52 cents per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents and 30% higher than the 40 cents earned in the year-ago quarter. Strong performance across all its business segments helped the company to deliver better-than-expected results. Total revenue in the quarter under review increased 10.1% to $1.02 billion, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.998 billion. The quarter marked the second consecutive period of double-digit revenue growth. Cintas, in fiscal 2012, expects to generate revenue in the band of $4.0 ]]></description>
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		<title>(RRD) R.R. Donnelley &amp; Sons Buys StratusGroup</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/rrd-r-r-donnelley-sons-buys-stratusgroup/87567</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley &#38; Sons Co. (RRD) recently announced that it has acquired West Chester; Ohio-based StratusGroup, which specializes in customized pressure-sensitive labels and packaging for health &#38; beauty, food, beverage and other segments. StratusGroup primarily offers UV flexography, UV offset, UV rotary, digital and conventional offset for a range of custom products, including folding carton, insert and multi-pack. The company also offers labeling solutions for bottles. StratusGroup boasts a large clientele including alcoholic beverage company Seagram. Donnelley believes that the addition of StratusGroup’s technology to its family of solutions will expand its consumer packaging customer base. We consider this a wise move, given the fact that the traditional commercial printing segment is on a secular decline. The biggest threat that the company currently faces is from digital technologies that enable ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRAA) Portfolio Recovery Associates Creates New Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/praa-portfolio-recovery-associates-creates-new-unit/87578</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (PRAA) announced the creation of a new subsidiary, PRA Professional Services, LLC, in order to expand its audit and revenue recovery services for the private sector. The newly-formed company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Portfolio Recovery and has already received its first assignments of examining and verifying some lease payment agreements with variable payment options for commercial real estate companies. While PRA Professional Services is Portfolio Recovery’s initial step into private sector auditing, the company has immense experience in auditing and revenue recovery for the public sector. Additionally, the staff for the subsidiary has been hired from some of the largest accounting firms, where they were working in asset management for considerably long periods of time. Hence, while the new company will likely ]]></description>
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		<title>(MGI) MoneyGram International Quarterly Results and Earnings Estimates Look Great</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/mgi-moneygram-international-quarterly-results-and-earnings-estimates-look-great/87586</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quarterly results and earnings estimates look great for MoneyGram International, Inc. (MGI). But why are shares are tanking and do they deserve the thrashing? Company Description MoneyGram is a payment services company that provides money transfers, money orders, and other solutions for retail customers as well as institutions. The company has a over 250,000 locations worldwide. Solid Results On Oct 27 MoneyGram met earnings expectations, by reporting $0.24 per share, snapping a 2-quarter streak of misses. Net income was up 58%, to $15.8 million. Total revenues were up 10%, to $322 million. Analysts were most impressed with the significant improvement in margins. Optimism Growing Even though MoneyGram merely met expectations, the margin expansion was enough to raise estimates. This year&#8217;s Zacks Consensus is up 8 cents, to $1.09, on the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MGI) MoneyGram International Prices Secondary Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/mgi-moneygram-international-prices-secondary-offering/87365</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) announced a secondary offering of 9.25 million shares that were owned by investors of private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners and investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) under the recapitalization program, which was initiated during the second quarter of 2011. Accordingly, the secondary share issue is priced at $16.25 per share, which was its last trading price, taking the share offering to about $150.3million. Additionally, the underwriters of the stock offering, including Goldman Sachs, have been granted an option to buy an additional about 1.4 million shares within the next 30 days of the share offering. However, MoneyGram will not receive any part of the booty from the share issue. Meanwhile, the secondary share issue was commenced after the culmination of the reverse ]]></description>
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		<title>(MGI) MoneyGram International Initiates Reverse Split</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/15/mgi-moneygram-international-initiates-reverse-split/87040</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) announced the filing of a statement for a reverse stock split. According to the reverse stock split, MoneyGram will be able to contract its shares outstanding by issuing one share for every 8 shares outstanding. This implies that one share of MoneyGram would be then valued at a price equivalent to the current total price of 8 shares. The total market capitalization remains the same by this method. However, the number of shares, issued and outstanding, will be trimmed to about 49.8 million shares from about 398.7 million shares, as a result of the reverse stock split. While the reverse stock split became effective yesterday, the same will begin trading today for the next 20 trading days under the ticker symbol ‘MGID’. Moreover, no fractional ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Alexian Chooses Athenahealth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/10/athn-alexian-chooses-athenahealth/86661</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading vendor of cloud-based services for physician practices Athenahealth (ATHN) recently reported that Alexian Brothers Health System, a Catholic healthcare entity providing health care in the Chicago region, has further grown its relationship with Athenahealth. It has chosen the cloud-based electronic health record (“EHR”) offering, athenaClinicals and patient cycle management product, athenaCommunicator, to improve overall coordination of care. By adopting athenaClinicals, Alexian has procured a flexible EHR service that will function in an integrated manner with athenaCollector, its legacy cloud-based billing and practice management offering. Alexian stated that Athenahealth’s strategy of providing support day by day lends credence to its belief that it is set to achieve better coordination and delivery of care. Alexian will also adopt athenaCommunicator to improve interaction with patients either initiated by its staff or triggered ]]></description>
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		<title>(RRD) R.R. Donnelley &amp; Sons Earnings Report In Line With Analyst&#8217;s Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/07/rrd-r-r-donnelley-sons-earnings-report-in-line-with-analysts-estimates/86359</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley &#38; Sons Co. (RRD) reported non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of 51 cents in the third quarter 2011, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The reported EPS was up 16.0% from the previous-year quarter and excludes restructuring and impairment charges and acquisition expenses. Operating Performance Gross Profit increased 6.4% from the prior-year quarter to $627.0 million. Gross margin slipped marginally to 23.4% compared with 23.7% in the year-ago quarter due to pricing pressure, which was however mostly offset by productivity improvements, a higher recovery on print-related by-products and lower variable compensation expense. As a percentage of total revenue, selling general &#38; administrative (SG&#38;A) expense was 11.1% in the reported quarter versus 10.5% in the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Ropes in 80 New Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/02/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-ropes-in-80-new-clients/86238</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS), the provider of banking and payments technology, will be providing prepaid processing solutions to 80 new clients across the globe. Fidelity’s prepaid processing activities range from account set up to card production, inventory management, transaction processing and funds settlement. Also included is fraud detection and dispute processing among other facets of the system. Among the new clients, Los Angeles-based company 24/7 Card, which has a business unit in Manila, Philippines, has joined hands with FIS and the Central National Bank of Enid as issuer (pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.), to launch its reloadable prepaid card especially for foreign nationals living in the U.S. Through the 24/7 prepaid card, customers have the option to purchase and/or withdraw cash from ATMs and also have ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Athenahealth Analyst Coverage Initiated at Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/athn-athenahealth-analyst-coverage-initiated-at-outperform/84247</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We initiate our coverage on Athenahealth (ATHN), a leading provider of electronic health record (“EHR”) for medical establishments, with an Outperform rating. Second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 14 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents. Revenues of $78 million came in ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $75 million. The company’s web-based deployment provides a low-cost scalable service while its flexible rules engine leads to higher efficiency in claims settlement. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based approach allows for a more flexible delivery mechanism that is expected to help Athenahealth win deals. The company has traditionally enjoyed high customer satisfaction rates, which facilitate a larger number of referrals. Athenahealth’s unique business model makes it a strong provider of revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services (athenaCollector) to small physician practices. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BR) Broadridge Financial Solutions Wins New Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/br-broadridge-financial-solutions-wins-new-deal/84519</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broadridge Financial Solution (BR) recently secured a contract from Societe Generale, for providing technology and outsourcing services to the latter’s U.S. broker-dealer, SG Americas Securities, LLC. Through this deal, Societe Generale intends to support the growth of its businesses in the U.S..  The deal will enable Societe General to utilize Broadridge&#8217;s industry-leading institutional securities processing platform, as well as its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solution. Societe Generale has chalked out a growth plan for its U.S. business, which will facilitate the development of its fixed income business and will enable it to emerge as a Primary Dealer. The plan is expected to be operational in February 2011. Broadridge&#8217;s proven fixed income solution that has utilized over 81.0% of the Primary Dealers who outsource and is quickly becoming the de facto ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Card Giants Ease Over Fed Rulings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/v-card-giants-ease-over-fed-rulings/84637</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lobbying charges for Visa Inc. (V), American Express Co. (AXP), MasterCard Inc. (MA) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) witnessed a decline for the second quarter of 2011, reflecting reduced anxiety over financial overhaul reforms. All the card giants lobbied the federal government over the recent regulations. Early this week, Visa, Discover Financial, MasterCard and AmEx reportedly spent $1.44 million, $0.2 million, $0.77 million and $0.61 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2011. Lobbying costs for Visa declined 6% year over year and 20% sequentially, the same for Discover decreased by 29% year over year and 44% sequentially. On the flip side, American Express’ lobbying costs dipped 3% year over year but were flat sequentially. Furthermore, lobbying charges for MasterCard reduced drastically from $2.33 million in the year-ago quarter and ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Athenahealth Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/athn-athenahealth-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/84458</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We initiate our coverage on Athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN) with an Outperform rating. Second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of $0.14 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11. Athenahealth&#8217;s web-based deployment provides a low-cost, scalable service while its flexible rules engine leads to higher efficiency in claims settlements. The company has made rapid strides in capturing the EHR business of physician practices. However, this segment is shrinking as hospitals increasingly absorb independent practices. Athenahealth has geared itself for the enterprise segment through its strategic alliance with Microsoft and acquisition of Proxsys, both this year. Expansion of operating margin, a rising proportion of recurring revenues and better-than-expected quarterly results are pillars of strength. It is noteworthy that the company has traditionally maintained high client satisfaction rates, which is important in an industry ]]></description>
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		<title>(BRC) Company News for September 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/brc-company-news-for-september-13-2011-corporate-summary/83077</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of semiconductor company NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:NETL) spiked up 50.80% to close at $48.12 after Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ:BRCM) announced its decision to buy the company for about $3.7 billion •    Board of directors of McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) has approved a plan to separate the company into two different public companies. Following the development, shares of the company rose 3.98% •    Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has entered into a definitive license agreement with Dolby (NYSE:DLB). Under the terms of the agreement, RIMM will use Dolby&#8217;s audio technology •    Share prices of ID badge maker Brady Corp. BRC (NYSE:BRC) gained 7.52% after the company witnessed an increase in its fourth quarter profits and announced it was purchasing about 2 million of its own shares •    A regulatory filing showed that ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Analyst Keeps Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/ma-mastercard-analyst-keeps-shares-at-neutral/82823</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have reiterated our Neutral recommendation on MasterCard Inc. (MA) given the current sustainability factor. The company’s second-quarter operating earnings per share of $4.76 came in substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.20 and $3.50 in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the reported quarter was $608 million, up 32.8% from $458 million in the prior-year quarter. Results for the second quarter improved over the prior-year quarter primarily due to better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions, strong gross dollar value (GDV) growth and a lower tax rate that also drove the operating margin. However, increase in rebates and incentives and higher operating expenses were the downside. MasterCard continues to drive growth through increased cross-border volumes and improved pricing coupled with consistent growth of processed transactions. These ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPS) Lender Processing Services &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/17/lps-lender-processing-services-bear-of-the-day/81211</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lender Processing Services&#8217; (LPS) second-quarter 2011 results were a mixed bag. Although Lender Processing surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, growth slowed year over year. We are concerned about the high debt on its balance sheet as well as challenging origination and default market. There is a possibility of further foreclosure delays. Moreover, the company is anticipating near-term challenges on account of significant changes in the origination volumes. Hence, we maintain our Underperform recommendation on the shares. Our six-month target price of $15.00 equates to about 6.3x our estimate for 2011. The target price implies an expected total negative return of 10.6% over that period. LENDER PROC SVC (LPS): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(BR) Broadridge Financial Solutions Outperforms Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/br-broadridge-financial-solutions-outperforms-again/81263</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.’s (BR) fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings per share of 94 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents and improved from 84 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. Higher recurring revenue prompted the outperformance, partially offset by higher operating expenses and tax rate. Revenues Total revenue in the fourth quarter was $776.1 million, up 3.4% from $750.5 million in the year-ago quarter and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $773.0 million. The improvement was driven by an increase in recurring revenues from acquisitions, partially offset by lower contribution from event-driven mutual fund proxy fee revenues. Mutual fund event-driven revenues are highly cyclical in nature and unpredictable, according to Broadridge. Positive currency translation, net new businesses and an outsourcing services agreement with Penson Worldwide Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) Be Calmer Than Mr. Market &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/ma-be-calmer-than-mr-market-aaii-investor-update/81273</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market can be finicky over the short term. This has particularly been the case over the past few days, with stock prices fluctuating widely. Some stocks have been excessively volatile. Take Mastercard (MA), for instance. Shares of MA fell 10.6% on Monday, rebounded 10.6% on Tuesday and fell 5.9% on Wednesday. The stock gained 7.7% yesterday. One does not have to be an expert on Mastercard to assume that its business does not change that much on a daily, or even weekly, basis. In his classic book, &#8220;The Intelligent Investor,&#8221; Benjamin Graham described Mr. Market as a business partner who &#8220;lets his enthusiasm or his fears run away with him.&#8221; The description certainly applies to the erratic price movements we are currently seeing. Over short periods of time, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(RRD) R.R. Donnelley &amp; Sons Company Gets Print Management Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/07/rrd-r-r-donnelley-sons-company-gets-print-management-contract/80815</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley &#38; Sons Company (RRD) won a multi-year print management contract from Herbalife, a nutrition and weight management company. According to the contract, the company would produce and manage Herbalife’s wide range of products, including catalogs, magazines, commercial and digital printing, forms, labels and event marketing materials. For this purpose, R.R. Donnelley will be providing an onsite team as well as its Print Management system, which is expected to cut down on Herbalife’s current outflows. The print management system reduces printing costs through consolidating, standardizing and converting to the print- and fulfillment-on-demand model, thus improving operational efficiencies, as well as the return on investments (ROI). The agreement with Herbalife will likely boost R.R. Donnelley’s international sales and related services platform. R.R. Donnelley has recently announced its second quarter 2011 ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Edges Out Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/03/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-edges-out-estimates/79519</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) reported second quarter 2011 earnings of 55 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The better-than-expected result was driven by strong top-line growth in the quarter. Operating Performance Non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations increased 17.0% year over year, the net effect of a lower share count, higher revenue and lower tax rate. Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations totaled $165.9 million compared with $176.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year decline was due to higher interest expense in the quarter. Gross profit increased 10.6% year over year to $496.6 million. Gross margin was 34.4% compared with 35.2% reported in the prior-year quarter, impacted by unfavorable mix of revenue. In the reported quarter, EBITDA on an adjusted basis spiked ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPS) Lender Processing Services CEO Resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/lps-lender-processing-services-ceo-resigns/78640</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lender Processing Services Inc (LPS), a provider of integrated technology and outsourced services to the mortgage lending industry in the United States, recently announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Jeffrey S. Carbiener has stepped down citing health issues. Jeffrey has served as the President and CEO of Lender Processing since its spin-off from the parent company Fidelity National Information Services, Inc (FIS) in July 2008. Jeffrey played a key role in the development of the company since its formation and has also navigated Lender Processing through the economic slowdown quite impressively. During his tenure of three years the company scaled new heights. We believe the task of finding a suitable successor for Jeffrey will be very difficult for the company. Until a permanent CEO is selected, Lee ]]></description>
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		<title>(APAC) Company News for July 8, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/apac-company-news-for-july-8-2011-corporate-summary/78661</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/apac-company-news-for-july-8-2011-corporate-summary/78661#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of APAC Customer Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:APAC) rose 55.15% after OneEquity Partners, the investment arm of JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), disclosed it was buying the company for $8.55 per share. •    Chip equipment-maker KLA-Tencor Corp&#8217;s. (NASDAQ:KLAC) shares were upgraded by UBS (NYSE:UBS) to a &#8220;Buy&#8221; rating from a &#8220;Neutral&#8221; rating because analysts believe that sales to Intel would provide support to the company. The analysts also increased the target price of the company’s shares to $49.50 from $43.50 •    Share prices of Kohl&#8217;s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) gained 7.08% to close at $55.78 after the family department store said its same store sales figures came in above expectations •    Retailer Target Corp&#8217;s. (NYSE:TGT) shares rose 6.67% after the company&#8217;s June same-store sales increased 4.5%, topping the Street&#8217;s estimates of 3.2% according ]]></description>
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		<title>(ICE) Intercontinental Exchange Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ice-intercontinental-exchange-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78503</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ice-intercontinental-exchange-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78503#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) develops and offers a diverse array of products and a broad range of risk management services. Also, the company demonstrated immense growth potential in its futures and OTC markets, thereby gaining competitive leverage. Its intermittent restructuring programs through acquisitions and spin-offs have driven robust inorganic growth. The company possesses a sturdy balance sheet with strong cash, receivables and capital position. However, these positives are somewhat dwarfed by heavy investment for start-up initiatives and regulatory constraints. Hence we maintain our Neutral recommendation on the company. Intercontinental Exchange offering include trade execution, market data, pre- and post-trade processing and clearing services on an integrated platform. Additionally, the company’s electronic trading platform benefits the market participants with price transparency and achievement of price improvement over alternate means of trade ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) Wisconisin Adopts Athenahealth Electronic Health Record</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/athn-wisconisin-adopts-athenahealth-ehr/78379</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical billing and records software provider Athenahealth Inc (ATHN) has been chosen as a vendor for electronic health record (“EHR”) solutions by Wisconsin Health Information Technology Extension Center (“WHITEC”). WHITEC is the designated regional extension center (“REC”) for Wisconsin. It is responsible for assisting health care providers across the state in the adoption and implementation of EHR systems and helping them to become the meaningful users of EHR and qualify for the federal incentive program offered by the HITECH Act. The HITECH Act was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”). Physicians and hospitals that adopt EHR and use them meaningfully are eligible for incentives under the ARRA, a federal stimulus package aimed at increasing the use of EHR by medical practitioners. The collaboration (between athenahealth ]]></description>
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		<title>(VPRT) Vistaprint Wins Patent Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/vprt-vistaprint-wins-patent-suit/78269</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netherlands-based Vistaprint N.V (VPRT) recently announced that its Bermuda-based subsidiary Vistaprint Limited has won the pending patent violation lawsuit against its rival ColorQuick LLC. Patent is an exclusive intellectual property right of the inventor, which prevents others from making, using, selling or distributing the patented invention without permission. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in July 2009. After a five-day trial, the judge ruled in favor of Vistaprint. The Texas jury ruled that Vistaprint was not found guilty of violating ColorQuick patent covering computer technologies for printing documents and other media. Vistaprint, a large online supplier of printed and promotional materials as well as marketing services to micro businesses and consumers, is happy with the verdict as it will now be ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Funds Escrow Account</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/v-visa-funds-escrow-account/77967</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) has provided the share count details and its pricing regarding the escrow account, which was established on March 31, 2011. During March end, Visa had deposited about $400 million in its escrow account in order to fund its litigation costs. Besides, this was created as a back-up to provide coverage and potential payment for litigation settlements in the U.S. against Visa. Further, Visa made the deposit under its previously implemented retrospective responsibility plan (RRP), the terms of which solely affect the financials of the company’s class B shareholders. Currently, the $400 million deposit has the effect of a repurchase of Visa’s 5.42 million shares of class A common stock at approximately $73.81 per share, on an as-converted basis, by reducing the as-converted class B common stock shares ]]></description>
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		<title>(CTAS) Cintas Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/ctas-cintas-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77903</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[G&K Services Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cintas Corporation (CTAS), providing specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America retains a &#8216;Neutral&#8217; rating. The company designs, manufactures, implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products and first aid and safety products for approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas operates under two operating segments, Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products and Other Services. Cintas in its last reported quarter delivered an EPS of 41 cents surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and 32 cents reported during the prior-year quarter. Cintas’ total revenue increased 8.8% to $937.8 million in the reported quarter, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $909 million and $861.8 million in the year-earlier quarter. The improvement in revenue can be attributed to continued momentum in sales productivity and customer retention. ]]></description>
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		<title>(APEI) American Public Education Retains Neutral Recommendation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/apei-american-public-education-retains-neutral-rec/77777</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capella Education Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Public Education (APEI) has carved a unique niche for itself in the online post secondary education industry by focusing on recruits serving the U.S. military as well as federal, national, and local law enforcement personnel. Moreover, the company’s part-time programs are well suited to irregular and extended work schedules of these personnel with limited financial recourses who travel and relocate frequently. This provides a significant upside potential for the company. American Public has witnessed an impressive revenue growth over the last four fiscal years. During 2007-2010, revenue surged from $69.1 million to $198.2 million, recording a compound annual growth rate of 42% driven by high student satisfaction and referral rates, regional accreditation, and access to Title IV programs. Furthermore, management expects revenue to rise approximately 28% in second-quarter 2011. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHMP) ViroPharma&#8217;s Epilepsy Drug Recommended</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/chmp-viropharmas-epilepsy-drug-recommended/77702</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recently gave the go ahead to ViroPharma Inc.’s (VPHM) Buccolam (midazolam, oromucosal solution). The company is seeking approval for Buccolam to be used as a treatment for prolonged, acute, convulsive seizures in infants, toddlers, children and adolescents, from 3 months to less than 18 years. The European Commission’s (EC) decision on ViroPharma’s Pediatric Use Marketing Authorization (PUMA) for Buccolam is expected by the fourth quarter of 2011, which will also make the candidate the first product to gain approval under the centralized PUMA procedure. PUMA is a new type of centralized marketing authorization procedure for medicines that are developed specifically for children and may already be approved for other indications or routes of administration in adults. ViroPharma’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATHN) AthenaHealth Buys Maine Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/athn-athenahealth-buys-maine-facility/77652</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical billing and records software provider AthenaHealth Inc (ATHN) has wrapped up its purchase of a new property in Northport, Maine, for $7.7 million. The facility dubbed “Point Lookout” is situated near the Massachusetts-based company’s operations center in Belfast, Maine, which employs more than 300 people. AthenaHealth plans to use the 396 acre property as its new client and employee training center. The oceanside Northport facility includes 160 cabins which can accommodate 260 people. The property will continue to be available for public use to cover the ownership costs. The company will utilize the site as an educational, training and collaboration hub for existing and prospective clients. In addition to support the implementation of AthenaHealth’s web-based services and facilitate client collaboration, the Point Lookout facility will be used to host ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Intact at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/ma-mastercard-intact-at-neutral/77417</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reiterated our Neutral recommendation on MasterCard Inc. (MA) given the current sustainability factor. The company’s first quarter operating earnings per share of $4.29 came in significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.10 and $3.46 in the year-ago quarter. Results for the reported quarter improved over the prior-year quarter mainly due to better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions, strong gross dollar value (GDV) growth and a lower tax rate that also drove the operating margin. However, increase in rebates and incentives and higher operating expenses were on the downside. More significantly, regulatory measures enacted in the U.S. in 2009 have taken effect after the U.S. financial reform bill was passed in July 2010. In December 2010, this consumer protection Act proposed that the interchange fee on ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Bids for Misys</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-bids-for-misys/77419</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) confirmed its bid for the U.K. based financial software company, Misys. According to analysts, the deal is valued at approximately $2.4 billion. Misys provides financial software to banks, fund managers and traders and has a predominantly strong operating base in eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia. Moreover, Misys’ services cater to more than 500 banks globally, which includes the world’s top 50 banks, and Fidelity will perhaps enjoy the former’s existing customer base to sell its ancillary products. The acquisition would enable Fidelity to expand its international base and will also provide it to tap into an existing market to cross sell its products. Fidelity is expanding its base in the international markets through acquisitions. The Misys acquisition, if successful, ]]></description>
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		<title>(ABM) ABM Industries Upgraded to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/abm-abm-industries-upgraded-to-neutral/76994</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABM Industries Inc. (ABM) reported fiscal second-quarter EPS of 28 cents, up 22% year over year and net sales of $1.06 billion that grew 24% over the prior year. This marked the reversal of eight straight quarters of negative organic growth. The encouraging results buttressed with the Linc Group acquisition prompted us to revisit our recommendation, upgrading ABM Industry Inc. from Underperform to Neutral. The stock currently retains a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold recommendation). ABM Industries was hit hard by the recession and the company had been suffering from negative organic growth for eight quarters in a row. Organic revenue finally inched up 1% year over year in the second quarter of 2011, up from breakeven in the first quarter. Management anticipates mid single-digit organic revenue growth in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPS) Lender Processing Services Trims Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/lps-lender-processing-services-trims-outlook/76680</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacksonville, Florida-based Lender Processing Services Inc (LPS) reduced its second quarter 2011 adjusted earnings outlook to 54 cents to 56 cents from 79 cents to 82 cents due to a further drop in default volume and origination activity, particularly for refinancing. Additionally, higher regulatory and legal expenses forced the company to lower its outlook. The company also expects second quarter revenue to plunge 8% sequentially. Lender Processing experienced no upside in default volume in May and early June and now projects second quarter default revenue to be lower than first quarter by about 6%. Moreover, with the possibility of further foreclosure delays, the company expects default volume to continue to remain at depressed levels. The lower default volume will also result in softness in Other TD&#38;A sub-segment. Going forward, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Debit Card Cap Battle in Final Leg</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/v-debit-card-cap-battle-in-final-leg/75834</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fate of the pending cap on interchange fees for debit cards will be decided today in a U.S. Senate vote, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday. This would put an end to the tussle on the enactment and deferment of the cap that has been in question for quite some time now. According to a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve needs to cap the interchange fees for U.S. banks. The rule was supposed to be enacted effective July, but faced lobbying resistance.  The anti-party wants to delay the cap setting for as long as a year. Accordingly, on Tuesday, they proposed to hold up the cap that the Fed is supposed to set. The cap setting will now depend entirely on the result of ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Expands for Mobile Banking</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/11/v-visa-expands-for-mobile-banking/76037</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding its presence through mobile commerce, yesterday Visa Inc. (V) acquired Fundamo, a South-Africa based leading software maker for mobile banking services in more than 40 countries, in an all-cash deal of $110 million. The transaction is expected to be marginally dilutive to the fiscal 2011 earnings that end on September 30. With more than 5 million registered subscribers, Fundamo has a strong capacity to reach out to more than 180 million consumers over the long run, thereby amplifying Visa’s growth prospects in the rapidly developing and emerging mobile banking business. Meanwhile, Visa concurrently also announced a long-term trade alliance with a UK mobile software maker, Monitise plc, to enhance the delivery of mobile financial services to Visa account holders through banks. This effort will enable Visa to tap the ]]></description>
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