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VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results Monday, March 5, after the markets close. Shares surged recently on Mastercard's (NYSE: MA) announcement that it would be moving toward a new payment standard. VeriFone has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year...

Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...

Again this week, things will be fairly quiet on the earnings front. Among the week's most high profile quarterly reports are those from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), which are forecast to post lower per-share earnings, as well as Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) and FedEx (...

Ending a strong week in the stock market, business services providers Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) reached new 52-week highs of $384.99 and $98.60 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. MasterCard recently announced an alliance with Western Union (NYSE: WU) to make...

The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading in the ballpark of their 52-week highs. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL): The New York-based cosmetics company...

Is today a big day for savings, or just a big day for retailers to cash in on gullible consumers? That depends on where you shop. While Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) shoppers could get lost in the mountain of discounts being offered today, many corporations are taking advantage of the Cyber Monday...

VeriFone is trading up more than 5% this afternoon on the news that it will acquire Northern Europe's largest provider of payment and gateway services. According to VeriFone's own release, the company will spend approximately €600 million to acquire all of the equity of Point, a provider of...

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard (NYSE: MA) stock. Shares are soaring this morning, gaining almost 8% in early Wednesday trading after the credit card processing company reported better than expected earnings. The company did the same last quarter,...

Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...

The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD): This Columbus, Ohio-based...

So maybe you got out of the market when things got crazy, and you are looking to put a toe back in the water now that stocks have largely rebounded. Or perhaps you have been riding out the volatility but thinking you ought to diversify a little more. Well, here is a quick look at some options. They...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) reached new 52-week highs of $322.27 and $90.83 per share, respectively, in Thursday's trading session. MasterCard surged from $279 to $309 per share at the end of June, following the Federal Reserve's decision to place a higher-than-proposed cap on debit-...

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Discover (NYSE: DFS) reached new multiyear highs of $53.69 and $27.92 per share, respectively, Thursday morning. American Express recently launched a free tool designed to help small businesses monitor social media and also said members could use reward points to...

Wedbush is out with its report today on Mastercard (NYSE: MA), raising its PT from $258 to $280. In a note to clients, Wedbush writes, "Increasing price target to $280 from $258 and maintain NEUTRAL rating. Our target represents a 14x multiple on our EPS estimate, a 15% discount to our long-term...