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The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bernstein rolls the dice on MasterCard and Visa.   |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Visa and Mastercard Downgrade? At Wall Street investment house Sanford Bernstein the analysts just downgraded Visa and MasterCard on fears that more government meddling in the markets will crimp profits in the banking sector. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Credit Suisse gives MasterCard and Visa too much (credit, that is). |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Susquehanna fails to float Mastercard's boat. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades KeyBanc locks down MasterCard and Visa. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2011
Rich Smith |
Behind the Headlines: Wall Street vs. Main Street Argus upgrade gives GE a jolt. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Discover Financial Faces a Tough 2012 Analysts have mixed feelings about Discover. The target price for the stock is only around 10% higher than current levels, and earnings are seen remaining stagnant over the next year or two. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for Credit Card Hell Credit card companies aren't just sitting back and absorbing losses, but frantically slashing existing credit lines in a last-ditch effort to take the risk off their balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Visa After spending more than a year locked at a mediocre three-star rank, Visa has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb up to four stars. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Should You Buy? Now that investors have a gaggle of credit card providers to choose from, which, if any, are worth their money? |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer? |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Argus gives L-3 an F-minus. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
More Reasons to Worry About Credit Card Companies First it was the banks; now consumers are the ones ditching credit cards. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Analysts miss the point about Verizon and its iPhone. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Going Strong at MasterCard Shares of credit card runner-up MasterCard surged after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings fueled by stellar growth. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Discover Financial: Doing Better, Still Pretty Bad Discover Financial's third quarter report shows that things have stopped exploding in the banking sector, but a real recovery doesn't look at hand either. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Financial Crisis and Credit Cards Get ready to feel some pain. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Does This Mean Credit Cards Are Out of the Woods? Stocks for credit card issuers exploded yesterday, on hopes the deep, dark, trend in rising delinquencies and defaults is drawing to a close. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
1 Financial Stock Definitely Worth Discovering Discover Financial's quarterly numbers beat estimates, look positive. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Use That Credit Card -- Or Else! When you care enough to charge somebody for not borrowing. Punishing responsible customers might not be the banks' brightest idea ever. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Are Credit Card Companies Being Unpatriotic? The drop in credit card borrowing may seem to represent consumers spending less or paying down their debts, but it also reflects lenders giving up on some debt, calling it uncollectible. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Treading Water at American Express Better than expected, but still really bad, was the word from American Express. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
You Simply Cannot Ignore This Super Financial Stock! Discover Financial is one financial stock that seems undeterred by the economic gloom. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Love for MasterCard Even though MasterCard's second-quarter earnings were actually quite good, investors couldn't look past the one-time, $1.65 billion pre-tax legal expense that nicked results. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Signs of Life at Visa Credit card king Visa reported fourth-quarter earnings yesterday that met analyst expectations, more or less. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How These Banks Could Make More Money Credit card rewards prompt greater spending. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Credit Card Companies Ready to Roll As roll rates rise, credit card companies are beginning to cut off credit and minimize their exposure to rising delinquencies. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2011
Sean Williams |
Hey Investors, Discover These Possibilities Despite the slowing economy, Discover pulls a rabbit out of its hat. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
MasterCard and the Charging Lawyers The odds are pretty good that you have a MasterCard credit card on you right now. Whether you want to own stock in MasterCard may be a different story, however, with a pair of lawsuits hanging over the company. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2006
Rich Smith |
Buy or Sell MasterCard? MasterCard is arguably one of the best kinds of investments to own, and it's little wonder that investors are clamoring for a piece of the company. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has MasterCard Become the Perfect Stock? With an insignificant dividend and a fairly pricey valuation, MasterCard falls short of perfection. But if it can keep making the right moves, the company could easily keep improving in the years to come. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away As a credit card marketer, MasterCard simply sits back and collects its share of fees from financial institutions and transaction processing, and has been riding high, but those days may be over now. Is it time to dump MasterCard? |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009
Morgan Housel |
American Express Turns a Corner Big improvements in credit quality show this company's still got some life it in. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2007
Emil Lee |
Digging Into Discover President and COO of Discover Financial Services speaks about his company's new independence from Morgan Stanley, and future plans. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Has a Case of the Slows Consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and that could spell trouble for card processors. |
Bank Technology News
December 2001
Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Invest in American Express Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
