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MasterCard (NYSE: MA), which announced the retirement of its chief marketing officer last week, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2013 results Wednesday, July 31, before the markets open. Net income and revenue have risen for three straight quarters, and investors will be looking for that...

The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...

This weekend in Barron's online: the world's most respected companies, a special report on what is next for the markets, and the prospects for Kansas City Southern and the Dole Food buyout. Cover Story "World's Most Respected Companies" by Vito J. Racanelli. After topping Barron's annual...

Making payments with cash and checks may never completely go out of style, but the rapid changes in electronic money transfer, point-of-purchase payments and the like are making it easier than ever to pay for purchases. Now analysts at UBS (NYSE: UBS) have recommended three stocks in the sector...

It's official. With its shares eclipsing the $900 mark, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is trading in the nosebleeds. Out of curiosity, Benzinga decided to look where other publicly traded companies in the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) were trading at. This only includes the S&P 500 -- otherwise companies...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual Barron's 500 ranking, a look at some bargain stocks from that list, the prospects for Linn Energy and Atlas Air, and alternatives to REITs. Cover Story "The Barron's 500" by Jacqueline Doherty. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have struggled of late, but it...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA), which recently ousted Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) from the number 27 spot on the S&P 500, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and 2012 results Thursday, January 31 before market open. Investors will be looking for the company to build on positive earnings and revenue...

This weekend in Barron's online: the move toward a cashless society, the fiscal cliff, investing strategies for January and Barron's 12th annual forecasting challenge. Cover Story "The End of Cash?" by Alexander Eule. While the amount of cash in circulation is on the rise -- a record three...

Recent earnings disappointments from tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), as well as industrials such as Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and DuPont (NYSE: DD), have taken their toll. The S&P 500 is down about three percent in the past three weeks....

The last week of October could prove to be significant for the markets. Notably, the final jobs report prior the U.S. Presidential election will be released at the end of the week, and the smaller employment reports (ADP, Challenger, etc.) will lead up to Friday's big release at 8:30 ET. A strongly...

The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed in the first two weeks of October. Shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ...

Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) are often regarded as two of the sturdiest companies in the world. In good times and in bad, consumers love to use their debit and credit cards. As a result, some experts believe that the future of credit card companies is set in stone. Wireless carriers...

Most of the companies that compose the S&P 500 have reported second-quarter results already. According to Bloomberg, some 72 percent of S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly results so far have exceeded analysts' estimates. But the earnings season is not over quite yet. Among the...