American Express Company (AXP) Is Soaring Past the Dow (.DJI)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after inflation came in low, signaling that the Fed will likely continue its quantitative-easing program. As of......(read more)
Posts Tagged ‘Visa Inc (V)’
Basic Needs Portfolio Selection: Mastercard Inc (MA)
Four weeks ago, I outlined my plans to create a portfolio of 10 companies that all have one thing in common: They provide a basic need or deliver life......(read more)
What I Learned Reading Visa Inc (V)’s Annual Report
“Other guys read Playboy. I read annual reports.” – Warren Buffett I’m not quite as fanatical as Warren, but I do enjoy digging......(read more)
Mastercard Inc (MA): What Drives This Powerful Brand to Market-Beating Returns?
Payment processors are an enigma. The ubiquity of the brand and how frequently we use it make it seem so simple. Yet digging into the process and the......(read more)
Visa Inc (V), Mastercard Inc (MA) & American Express Company (AXP): Are Credit Card Companies Getting Too Rosy?
Credit cards have become a standard part of American life, and their expansion into emerging markets has made them popular growth plays. Given the tough......(read more)
VeriFone Systems Inc (PAY), eBay Inc (EBAY): Paying It Forward via Mobile
VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE:PAY) was down as much as 25% last week after the payment solutions company reported a fiscal 2Q net loss of $0.54 per share......(read more)
American Express Company (AXP), Mastercard Inc (MA), Visa Inc (V): Credit Card Companies Could Cash in on Jobs Creations
With the United States economy appearing to be on rebound and jobs spreading like wildfire, there is a sense of optimism about the economy that might......(read more)
What Does Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel See In Visa Inc (V)?
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group (see Griffin’s stock......(read more)
American Express Company (AXP), Visa Inc (V), Mastercard Inc (MA): Are the Credit Card Stocks Overvalued?
The credit card services industry in the United States contains three stocks for investors to choose from. Each has demonstrated solid growth in recent......(read more)
Mastercard Inc (MA): Is Visa Inc (V) Winning the Battle?
During the recent Investor Day conference hosted by Visa Inc (NYSE:V) , the company’s management shed some light on its emerging and developed market......(read more)
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (SU): Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Biggest Buys
Billionaire Steve Cohen, founder of SAC Capital, has been a hot topic in the news lately surrounding insider trading allegations. His hedge fund has seen......(read more)
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Stock May Benefit From Swipe Fee Battle
Because the $7.2 billion swipe fee settlement with Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) doesn’t really settle the issue but merely delays......(read more)
Why I Think eBay Inc (EBAY) Will Trade Above $80 Per Share
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), the parent company of PayPal is remarkably well positioned to benefit from the structural shift in retail to omni channel solutions......(read more)
Visa Inc (V) – Swipe, Click and Go: The Future of Payment Processing
With the global shift in consumer payment options, investors should take heed of payment processing innovations that are quickly transforming banking......(read more)
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW), Mastercard Inc (MA), Visa Inc (V): Stocks for the Dividend Investor, Part 4: Future Potential
In part one of this series, I looked at two solid dividend stocks that would provide a decent backbone for any portfolio. In the second part, I looked......(read more)
Visa Inc (V), Mastercard Inc (MA): Tuesday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines......(read more)
Visa Inc (V), Mastercard Inc (MA): Credit Card Giants, Big-Box Retailers Prepare for Battle
A long-standing dispute between credit card issuers Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) and the businesses that accept consumer payments......(read more)
Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY) BlackBerry May Not Monetize Its Payment Services Soon Enough
Somehow, the permanent bulls in Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) BlackBerry believe that it can stage some sort of magical comeback through its payment......(read more)
Visa Inc (V) And Mastercard Inc (MA) Seem Destined For Greatness
One of the key reasons behind the gold crash was the recovery of investors’ confidence. According to recent reports, investor sentiment in the U......(read more)
Visa Inc (V), Mastercard Inc (MA): The Whiners and the Winners of the Credit Card Wars
The steps to living the cyclical capitalist American dream are simple. Create a product or service that everyone needs. Sell it and fend off the competition......(read more)
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD): Is This the Biggest Scam in Retail?
The results are in and Consumer Reports has named America’s top appliance retailer. (Hint: It’s Abt Electronics). But the winner’s......(read more)
EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Top Stock Picks for Q2
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU), Visa Inc (NYSE:V......(read more)
MasterCard Inc (MA), Visa Inc (V): Three Reasons to Buy This Global Payments Powerhouse
It´s no secret that plastic is rapidly replacing cash and checks all over the world — a strong secular tailwind that can benefit companies in the......(read more)
Mastercard Inc (MA), Visa Inc (V): Profit From Africa’s Growth With These 3 Early Movers
According to the IMF, Africa’s economic growth is surging, especially south of the Sahara with the Ivory Coast and Mozambique leading the way. Economic......(read more)
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Still the Best of the Global BrandZ
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has not seen a lot of love from investors and analysts the last few months, though certainly when things benefit them directly......(read more)
