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		<title>(MS) Facebook Public Trading Debuts Today on NASDAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/ms-facebook-public-trading-debuts-today-on-nasdaq/100549</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linkedin Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pandora Media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online social networking mogul Facebook (FB) is scheduled to start trading on the  Nasdaq Stock Market today at around 11.00 a.m. Yesterday, its much-hyped initial public offering (IPO) yielded approximately $16 billion from 33 investment banks, led by Morgan Stanley (MS). Given Facebook’s size, the investment banks underwriting the issue are expected to charge as much as 3% of the proceeds as their commission. At the time of IPO filing, Facebook’s price band was $28 to $35 per share. However, earlier this week (May 15, 2012), Facebook raised the price range to $34 to $38 per share and the very next day (May 16, 2012) the company increased the size of the offering by 25% to 421 million, representing a 15% float. Facebook eventually priced its IPO at $38.00 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/28/hum-attention-shifts-to-jobs-earnings-preview/99859</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/28/hum-attention-shifts-to-jobs-earnings-preview/99859#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Plans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Greetings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archer-Daniels-Midland Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cablevision Systems Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Estee Lauder Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Humana Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loews Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nyse Euronext Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide confirmation that last month’s disappointment was just a one-off event and the positive trend line of the preceding months is still in place. Jobs aside, we are still in the midst of the first quarter 2012 reporting season, though we have crossed the mid-point of the cycle with about 60% of the results already in. With another 124 S&#38;P 500 companies reporting results in the coming week, we will have results from roughly 84% of the companies by the end of this week. The first quarter earnings season has turned out to be much ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/26/axp-american-express-rating-action/99414</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/26/axp-american-express-rating-action/99414#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Fitch Ratings affirmed the long and short-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of American Express Co. (AXP) or AmEx and its subsidiaries at “A+” and “F1,” respectively, with a stable outlook. The affirmation of ratings was based on AmEx’s stable operating results, strong market position, high quality assets and diversified financial sources. Sturdy capitalization, high liquidity and franchise strength also played a role, but the lack of diversity in revenue sources and regulatory pressures prevented an upgrade. Meanwhile, anticipation of continued stable earnings, ample liquidity, strong capitalization and better asset quality compared to peers prompted Fitch to assign a stable outlook on the ratings, which means that there is very low possibility of a change in ratings in the near future. Fitch expects revenue growth in 2012 to be ]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/03/v-visa-shuns-global-payments-incorporated-for-breach-of-data/97496#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Payments Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></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>(WU) Western Union Launches WU Pay</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/26/wu-western-union-launches-wu-pay/96481</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/26/wu-western-union-launches-wu-pay/96481#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MGI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneygram International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a conscious effort to expand its e-payment service, Western Union Co. (WU) has announced the launch of WU Pay. The recently launched platform will enable customers to pay for their online purchases from their bank’s online pay service or in cash at any of the company’s agent locations. WU Pay is also of great use to consumers who do not have a debit or credit card as they can make payments without submitting a credit or debit card number. WU Pay can be used to make online payments across various merchant sites including Sears, Kmart, Buy.com, Tiger Direct, RedCats USA and others. Consumers can also use the payment option to buy virtual gift cards from more than 60 retailers including J. C. Penney (JCP), American Airlines, Amazon (AMZN), Dell ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/v-visa-ties-up-with-intel/93798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Group plc]]></category>

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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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/27/ma-mastercard-telefonica-join-forces-analyst-blog/93574#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MPS Group Inc]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust]]></category>
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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>(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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		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Data Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Payments Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Total System Services Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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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>(AXP) American Express and Discover Financial Services Defaults Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/17/axp-american-express-and-discover-financial-services-defaults-plunge/88835</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/17/axp-american-express-and-discover-financial-services-defaults-plunge/88835#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, major credit card companies American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported a drop in defaults and delinquency rates for November 2011, implying a favorable credit quality. Delinquency rates… Accordingly, the delinquency rate, indicating the future rate of default, for AmEx, 30 days, was recorded at 1.5% of balances, at par with that reported in October and September this year. However, this came in lower than 2.2% of balances recorded in November last year. The delinquency rate for Discover also dipped to 2.43% of balances from 2.48% in October and 4.15% in November 2010. Nevertheless, the results were also favorable for Discover and AmEx as compared to their worst months of October 2009 and February 2009, when delinquency rate struck 5.72% and 5.3%, respectively. NCO rates… ]]></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>(BRKA) Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s Buffett Adds Hometown Newspaper</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/brka-berkshire-hathaways-buffett-adds-hometown-newspaper/87938</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/brka-berkshire-hathaways-buffett-adds-hometown-newspaper/87938#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Warren Buffett, the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA) (BRKB), announced an acquisition to buy The Omaha World-Herald Company, publisher of Nebraska’s principal daily newspaper. The deal would add the World-Herald, six other daily newspapers and several weekly newspapers to its current portfolio of media business, which includes Business Wire, Buffalo News and Washington Post Co. (WPO). Buffett is known for cherry-picking big businesses. This acumen has helped him to build a conglomerate of this behemoth size, which houses over 70 different businesses. Over decades, Berkshire has become a mature company, which generates substantial cash quarter after quarter, keeping Buffett on continuous hunt to seek attractive investments in order enhance stockholder value. In an effort to diversify its investment, Buffett focuses on a combination of both ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/ma-mastercard-and-ecobank-sign-memorandom-of-understanding/87681#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/v-visa-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/87840#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(DFS) Discover Financial Services Downgraded to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/dfs-discover-financial-services-downgraded-to-neutral/87712</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/dfs-discover-financial-services-downgraded-to-neutral/87712#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have downgraded our recommendation on Discover Financial Services (DFS) to Neutral based on a weak momentum in the earnings outlook. The company reported third-quarter 2011 earnings per share of $1.18, significantly ahead of both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents and 47 cents recorded in the year-ago quarter. Discover’s credit card sales volume has been witnessing modest improvement owing to improved consumer spending and credit quality trends. In the first nine months of 2011, card sales volume climbed 8% year over year to reach $75.1 billion. Improved credit trends have helped in substantial release of credit loss reserves, a part of which has been reinvested for operational growth. Recently, the company has been focusing on increasing its card acceptance through various alliances. The agreement with Banco Popular de ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Calls Off Debit-Card Fee</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/bac-bank-of-america-calls-off-debit-card-fee/86415</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/bac-bank-of-america-calls-off-debit-card-fee/86415#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has called off its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee on debit card purchases on Tuesday, but only after a hostile response from consumers and lawmakers nationwide. The company was under pressure to drop debit card fee as some of its rival companies including JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) already took similar actions. Debit card fees became an industry trend last month after banks started suffering from revenue losses due to the imposition of the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) effective October 1. The new federal rules restricted banks’ ability to charge merchants whenever a card is swiped. Consequently, BofA and its peers were gearing up to charge its debit card users, so as to ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/02/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-ropes-in-80-new-clients/86238#comments</comments>
		<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>(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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/v-card-giants-ease-over-fed-rulings/84637#comments</comments>
		<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>(BAC) Bank of America to Charge for Debit Card Usage</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/bac-bank-of-america-to-charge-for-debit-card-usage/84423</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the footsteps of some of its peers, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is all set to charge its debit card users, in order to recoup some of the revenue losses that the company would suffer after the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) takes effect from October 1. BofA has announced that it would charge customers $5 a month for using the debit card from early next year in certain states. BofA stated that debit card usage fees would be applicable to basic accounts and would be in addition to any other monthly service fees. Further, the company affirmed that only those customers who get their debit cards swiped in any given month would be charged. However, using the card at ATM would not be chargeable. BofA ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/ma-mastercard-analyst-keeps-shares-at-neutral/82823#comments</comments>
		<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>(WFC) Wells Fargo Stops Debit Rewards</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/wfc-wells-fargo-stops-debit-rewards/81913</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/wfc-wells-fargo-stops-debit-rewards/81913#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) announced its plan of scraping debit card rewards program for its existing customers, effective October. Previously, in March, Wells Fargo halted the program for its new customers. This is an attempt on Wells Fargo’s part to reduce its losses from the cap on debit-interchange fees, as proposed by the Durbin Amendment. The change includes stand-alone programs as well as those where customers have combined their debit and credit card into a single program. For every swipe of a debit card, the related bank charges a fee to the retailer. The bank then shares this amount with its card partners, such as Visa Inc. (V) and Mastercard Incorporated (MA). The charged amount is called interchange fees. The banks generally award points to customers for carrying ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/03/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-edges-out-estimates/79519#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Data Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiserv Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
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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>(HRS) Harris Bags Another US Defense Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/hrs-harris-bags-another-us-defense-deal/79122</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/hrs-harris-bags-another-us-defense-deal/79122#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Dynamics Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris Corp. (HRS) recently won a contract worth $17.8 million from the U.S. army for supplying Falcon II high-frequency manpack radios. These devices protect army vehicles from enemy mines in the battle field. This popular Falcon II® AN/VRC-104(V)(3) radio systems operate between frequencies of 1.6 and 60 MHz, and also consume less battery power. It also provides important features like Third Generation-Automatic Link Establishment (3G-ALE) and integrated data link protocols. It also supports embedded GPS receivers. However, the company’s next generation Falcon III radios are the most advanced and support the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). The Falcon III radio also facilitates better communication among armies during important missions along with wideband networking support. Harris remains the leader in the public safety and professional communication market and boasts products ranging ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFS) Discover Analyst Retains Outperform on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/dfs-discover-analyst-retains-outperform-on-shares/78509</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/dfs-discover-analyst-retains-outperform-on-shares/78509#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ALL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover has grown to become one of the largest card issuers in the U.S. and a leading innovator and driver of change in the credit card industry. The company continues to explore healthy opportunities for inorganic growth and also implements several capital-bolstering initiatives. These factors induce us to retain our Outperform rating on Discover Financial Services (DFS). Discover has a dominant position in the credit card industry. Along with its existing Discover networks, the company gained significant international network opportunity following theintegration of the Diner&#8217;s Club. Discover has also experienced continued growth in its direct-to-consumer banking business by leveraging its low cost infrastructure, brand, credit management and marketing capabilities. The multi-year alliance with The Allstate Corporation (ALL) is further expected to expand Discover’s presence in the U.S. We expect these ]]></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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		<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>(NTRS) Northern Trust Analyst Stays Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/ntrs-northern-trust-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/77771</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/ntrs-northern-trust-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/77771#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Midwest Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Huntington Bancshares Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) based on favorable acquisition spree and global expansions of the company. In May 2011, Northern Trust agreed to acquire Omnium LLC, a leading hedge fund administrator, from Citadel. The acquisition of Omnium, which has around $70 billion in assets under administration, will enhance Northern Trust’s capabilities and create an industry-leading hedge fund administration platform for institutional investors. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, and is expected to close by the third quarter of 2011. Northern would pay at least $100 million for this acquisition. Omnium will be integrated into Northern Trust’s Corporate &#38; Institutional Services business unit as Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, LLC. It will provide comprehensive administrative and middle office services including ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Sleepers in the E-Commerce Boom</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/wmt-sleepers-in-the-e-commerce-boom/77686</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/wmt-sleepers-in-the-e-commerce-boom/77686#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FDX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FedEx Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Parcel Service Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Tuesday, June 28, 2011 E-commerce is one of the few areas of constant growth in the United States these days. It’s the reason Wal-Mart (Nasdaq: WMT) wants to unseat Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) as the leader in online retail sales. Check out what the first-quarter 2011 comScore report had to say about online retail sales: Online retail sales totaled $38 billion in the first quarter of 2011. This marks a 12 percent rise over the first quarter of 2010. It is the sixth straight quarter with positive growth over the previous year and the second consecutive quarter with double-digit growth over the previous year. The number of online buyers increased by seven percent. The transactions per buyer increased by nine percent. The dollars per transaction ]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust]]></category>
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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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Data Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fiserv Inc]]></category>
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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>(JPM) Will Credit Unions Replace Banks?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/jpm-will-credit-unions-replace-banks/77124</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the one hand, banks are figuring out ways to recover some money that they are bound to lose due to the imminent cut in interchange fees, as dictated in the Wall Street reform legislation last year. On the other hand, credit unions are gaining more popularity among consumers as alternatives to banks for their higher rates and lower fees. This recent development in the banking sector was reported in The Street on Tuesday. The trend is expected to gradually transmit the profit origin of banks to the credit unions. The obvious question that now arises is –– will these credit unionsbe able to replace banks? Like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) guarantees bank deposits, The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) supervises the nation&#8217;s credit unions and guarantees their ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFS) Discover Financial Services Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/dfs-discover-financial-services-earnings-preview/77017</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic payment processor in the US, Discover Financial Services (DFS) is scheduled to release its second quarter results before the market opens on June 23, 2011. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter is 66 cents per share, representing about 100% growth over the year-ago quarter. Following the first quarter trends, higher consumer spending and gradual rise in merchant acceptance along with improved credit quality and The Student Loan Corp. (SLC) acquisition are further expected to boost volumes and rev up company’s position. However, increased expenses, primarily on marketing and advertising, and regulatory provisions may continue to limit the desired upside. Previous Quarter Performance Discover’s first quarter earnings came in at $465 million or 85 cents per share, dramatically ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 52 cents per ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/v-debit-card-cap-battle-in-final-leg/75834#comments</comments>
		<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>(AXP) American Express Diversifies with Prepaid Card</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/15/axp-american-express-diversifies-with-prepaid-card/76339</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diversifying its scope of operation beyond affluent customers, American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) is expected to introduce a new convenient prepaid debit card on Tuesday, which will operate out of the Dodd-Frank regulatory premises. Moreover, this new revenue-generating platform is created to target the customers of the bank giants such as JP Morgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) and Bank of America Corp. (BAC), who have been snipping off their debit-reward programs owing to the effect of the regulation. According to the provisions of Dodd-Frank Act signed in July 2010, prepaid cards and banks with less than $10 billion of assets do not come under the debit-interchange fee zone that has been capped in the US. The Act, however, restricted the interchange fees on debit transactions, ]]></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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		<title>(RTN) Raytheon Wins $84.7 Million US Navy Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/05/rtn-raytheon-wins-84-7-million-us-navy-deal/74936</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/05/rtn-raytheon-wins-84-7-million-us-navy-deal/74936#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense contractor Raytheon Company (RTN) announced the receipt of an $84.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue with the production of ALR-67(V) 3 digital radar warning receivers. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, awarded the contract to Raytheon. The deliveries of the ALR-67(V) 3 digital radar are expected to begin from January 2013 with production scheduled at Raytheon facilities in Forest, Mississippi and McKinney, Texas. The ALR-67(V) 3 Radar warning receiver is developed to detect airborne threat and is installed on all frontline, carrier-based F/A-18 E/F tactical aircraft and is an integral part of modernization programs for the U.S. defense and international customers. This electrical unit combines fully channelized digital receiver architecture with the power of dual processors, which enable successful detection of emitters in high-density ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) Google Sued by Paypal Over Digital Wallet Payment System</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/goog-google-sued-by-paypal-over-digital-wallet-payment-system/75145</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/goog-google-sued-by-paypal-over-digital-wallet-payment-system/75145#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 16:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Inc (GOOG) announced its digital wallet payment system amongst much controversy. Very soon after the company announced the new payment system at its New York offices along with partners Citibank, a subsidiary of Citigroup (C) and Mastercard Inc. (MA), eBay Inc (EBAY) and its payment unit Paypal slapped a suit on Google, as well as a number of key Google personnel. The digital wallet is a point-of-sale (“POS”) solution that would enable an Android phone user to wave the phone near a POS terminal to make a purchase. The technology that makes this possible is called Near Field Communication (“NFC”) and is already available in parts of Europe. For example, in the U.K., Orange has made this kind of payment possible with a preloaded Barclaycard on a specific Samsung ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Selected by Woolworths</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/27/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-selected-by-woolworths/74470</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/27/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-selected-by-woolworths/74470#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 01:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of banking and payments technology, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) was recently selected by Woolworths Ltd. to provide prepaid card processing services including card acquisition and transaction processing. Woolworths is a renowned merchant operating in various sectors including supermarkets, petrol, liquor, general merchandise, hardware, consumer electronics, hotels and pubs in Australia and New Zealand. Woolworths, through its financial services division offers credit cards, ATMs, gift cards and general-purpose prepaid cards. Fidelity currently processes more than 250,000 prepaid cards for Woolworths. We believe the new partnership will allow Fidelity to penetrate further in the growing markets of Australia and New Zealand. Fidelity currently supports prepaid cards in 34 countries and 16 currencies, with annual transactions of approximately 775 million. Global expansion has been one of the key ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for May 9, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/adp-stock-market-news-for-may-9-2011-market-news/73604</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/adp-stock-market-news-for-may-9-2011-market-news/73604#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 18:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when investors had grown despondent, indices snapped their four-day losing streak on Friday, as the biggest employment addition in five years lifted markets into the green. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Standard &#38; Poor climbed 0.4% to settle at 12,638.74 and 1,340.20, respectively. The Nasdaq was up 0.5% and finished the day at 2,827.56. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index rose above 18. On the New York Stock Exchange trading volumes were 4.4 billion shares and for every couple of shares that rose, one was on the declining side. However, due to the heavy beating that the markets suffered on the previous four days of the week, the three major indices ended the week down more than a percent. The Dow was down 1.3%, the S&#38;P 500 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for May 9, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/aig-company-news-for-may-9-2011-corporate-summary/73603</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/aig-company-news-for-may-9-2011-corporate-summary/73603#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 18:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesco Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) reported first quarter operating income of $2.03 billion or $1.30 per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents per share and earnings of $637 million or 95 cents per share in the year-ago quarter •    Tesco (NASDAQ:TESO) reported first quarter EPS of $0.13, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16 per share •    Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) posted first quarter 2011 operating EPS of 52 cents a share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents by 10.6% •    Visa Inc.’s (NYSE:V) fiscal second quarter 2011 (ended March 31, 2011) operating earnings of $1.23 per Class A common share was three pennies ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share, but substantially exceeded 96 ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Gains Big &#8211; Earnings Beat Analyst Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/v-visa-gains-big-earnings-beat-analyst-estimates/73519</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/v-visa-gains-big-earnings-beat-analyst-estimates/73519#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 01:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc.’s (V) fiscal second quarter 2011 (ended March 31, 2011) operating earnings of $1.23 per Class A common share were three pennies ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share, but substantially exceeded 96 cents reported in the year-ago quarter on lower share count. Visa’s GAAP net income for the quarter came in at $881 million, increasing 23.6% from $713 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating income climbed 23.3% year over year to $1.38 billion. Meanwhile, total GAAP operating expenses jumped 3.0% year over year to $862 million, in the reported quarter. Total operating revenues for the reported quarter were $2.25 billion, up 14.6% from $1.96 billion in the year-ago quarter and slightly higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.23 billion. While growth was driven by ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCLN) U.S. Jobs Report Better than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/pcln-u-s-jobs-report-better-than-expected/73500</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/pcln-u-s-jobs-report-better-than-expected/73500#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 01:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The negative build-up over the last few days to today&#8217;s jobs report turned out to be completely off the mark. We got an impressive jobs report this morning, with the private sector coming up with one of its best showings in a long time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the creation of 244,000 jobs in April, handily coming ahead of expectations. This is one of the best jobs report in a very long time. Importantly, the private sector added 268,000 jobs in April, up from the March tally of 231,000, with broad-based gains across all sectors. On the negative side, the unemployment rate jumped to 9% in April from 8.8% in March, reversing the rapid decline of the preceding months. Today&#8217;s report is the first positive indicator following a ]]></description>
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		<title>(NTRS) Northern Trust Analyst Upgrades Shares to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/ntrs-northern-trust-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-neutral/73383</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/ntrs-northern-trust-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-neutral/73383#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 01:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Huntington Bancshares Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have upgraded our recommendation on Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) to Neutral from Underperform attributed to synergies expected from the recent acquisitions. In April, Northern Trust reported first-quarter 2011 earnings of 59 cents per share, which was below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. The decrease was attributable to low interest rate environment, which in turn, negatively affected net interest margin. In the reported quarter, earnings per share benefited from the reduction of an indemnification liability related to Visa Inc. (V). The related pre-tax expense reduction summed up to $10.1 million ($6.4 million after tax, or 2 cents per share). Despite the current sluggish environment, the company has made further investments in businesses to continue to serve the clients in the U.S. and around the world. In Personal Financial ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Reports Earnings In Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-reports-earnings-in-line/73137</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) reported first quarter 2011 earnings of 45 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and management’s guided range of 44 to 46 cents. Strong revenue growth, partially offset by higher costs resulted in the quarter’s performance. Operating Performance Earnings per share (EPS) on a non-GAAP basis from continuing operations was 45 cents, up 9.8% year over year and also ahead of the year-ago quarter earnings of 41 cents a share, driven by lower share count, higher revenue and lower tax rate. First quarter EPS was negatively affected by integration and severance costs of roughly 1 cent and Sunrise prepaid loss of 3 cents. Fidelity incurred a loss of approximately $13.0 million during the first quarter of 2011 related to the unauthorized activities involving ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Earnings Excel Once Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ma-mastercard-earnings-excel-once-again/73015</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc.’s (MA) 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. Net income for the reported quarter was $562 million, up 23.6% from $455 million in the prior-year quarter. Results for the reported 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 on the downside. Total revenue increased 14.8% year over year to $1.50 billion, also above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 billion. Meanwhile, currency fluctuations had a neutral impact on net revenue growth. The increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(FIS) Fidelity National Information Services Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/02/fis-fidelity-national-information-services-earnings-preview/72939</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 02:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc.(FIS) is scheduled to report its first quarter 2011 results before the opening bell on May 3, 2011. In the run up to the earnings report, there have not been any variations in analyst estimates. Fourth Quarter 2010 Highlights Fidelity reported strong fourth quarter 2010 results, with revenue increasing 7.6% year over year to $1.4 billion (6.1% organically), primarily driven by strong results from Financial Solutions and International Solutions. During the quarter, earnings, on a non-GAAP basis, from continuing operations jumped 42.2% year over year to 64 cents per share from 45 cents reported in the prior-year quarter, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. In fiscal 2010, revenue increased 4.2% year over year (3.2% organically) to $5.20 billion. Earnings on a non-GAAP basis increased ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Expands Online Pay</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/axp-american-express-expands-online-pay/71816</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) expanded its digital payment services by partnering with a leading mobile payment processing service – Payfone, in a strategic alliance whereby the latter will integrate its advanced mobile authorization and payment services with AmEx’s Serve. Serve is a digital payment service, launched by AmEx about a fortnight ago, using which customers can transfer funds online and also through their mobile phones. Currently, the service is available to the company’s consumers in the US, while an international launch is forecasted in 2012. Serve is the outcome of AmEx’s technology generated from its $300 million acquisition of Revolution Money last year. The latter is also an arch rival of Ebay Inc. (EBAY) PayPal person-to-person (P2P) e-payment services, while core services of Serve are similar to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Announces Expanded Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/ma-mastercard-announces-expanded-share-buyback/71483</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the board of the global payment solution giant MasterCard Inc. (MA) approved and authorized the extension of its stock repurchase program to $2 billion from $1 billion, which was sanctioned in September last year. Although the approval is effective immediately, the buyback of its class A shares will be held from time to time through open market operations, depending on the market conditions. Till date, MasterCard has already bought about 3.15 million shares for approximately $788 million since September 2010. With no long-term debt, cash and equivalents of over $3.0 billion and operating cash flow of $1.70 billion, the company delivers solid free cash flow and is well positioned to return wealth to investors through consistent dividend and share repurchases, which will also help it retain market confidence. This ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFS) Discover Financial Services Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/03/dfs-discover-financial-services-earnings-scorecard/70492</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported its first quarter earnings for fiscal year 2011 on March 22, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate substantially by 33 cents per share, led by strong net interest income growth and lower loan loss provisions, though partially offset by higher-than-expected interest expenses. Nonetheless, the investors’ reactions to the better-than-expected results were quite optimistic on Wall Street. This gets reflected in the upward price movement witnessed since the earnings release. The confidence could be justified not only by the fundamental improvement in the credit and profitability metrics but also by the recent acquisition of the Student Loan Corp. (SLC). Below we will cover the results of the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for the short-term and long-term outlook for the stock. Earnings ]]></description>
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