MasterCard Is Plastic Gold
Barron's
Mark Coffelt, portfolio manager of the Empiric Core Equity Fund, notes that while he likes Visa and MasterCard, his firm ultimately purchased the latter because of its strong financial health, including its high capital efficiency, pretax margins and ...

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MasterCard Sticks to Neutral
Zacks.com
Recently, we reiterated our Neutral recommendation on MasterCard Inc. (MA - Analyst Report) based on its accelerated growth momentum, risk-free balance sheet and competitive advantage, which are partially offset by higher acquisition and operating ...

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Oil Kings re-energize in Quebec City
Edmonton Journal
It was an off-day for the Edmonton Oil Kings the day after their 4-3 tournament opening MasterCard Memorial Cup victory over the host Shawinigan Cataractes, so a little sightseeing was in order. The team didn't practise on Saturday, although they did ...

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Chuck Akre Buys Moody's, MasterCard, Visa, TDAmeritrade, Sears and Leucadia
NASDAQ
As of March 31, 2012, Akre Capital Management LLC owns 38 stocks with a total value of $975 million. These are the details of the buys and sells: Chuck Akre has 44% of his portfolio in non-bank financials. He has MasterCard ( MA ) as his largest ...



Final Glance: Credit Card companies
CBS News
Capital One Financial Corp. fell $.67 or 1.3 percent, to $49.13. Discover Financial Services rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $31.52. Mastercard fell $4.02 or 1.0 percent, to $394.56. Visa Inc. fell $2.37 or 2.1 percent, to $112.64.

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Fast Company

MasterCard Opens Up: "No Single Wallet Will Rule Them All"
Fast Company
BY Austin Carr | 05-07-2012 | 3:03 PM Your wallet is likely filled with plastic of all stripes: debit and credit cards from Citi or Chase or Capital One. "But in the lower right-hand corner, hopefully you have a little mark for MasterCard," says ...
MasterCard Heats Up Battle For 'Mobile Wallet'Wall Street Journal
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MasterCard's Earnings To Show Spending Recovery, Intl. Growth
Forbes
MasterCard's main competitor, Visa, is also expected to announce its first quarter results on Wednesday. Other competitors in the space include American Express, Discover Financial and Capital One. MasterCard is well-positioned to benefit from the ...

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First Capital Payments Eyes Far-Reaching Opportunity with New App Offering ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
First Capital Payments was formed in 2001 by father and son duo Hiram Hernandez, Sr. and Hiram Hernandez, Jr. Locally based, and family run, First Capital Payments is a Member-Service Provider for the MasterCard and Visa Associations.

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Bloomberg

Heebner Buys Whirlpool, Cummins, Sells Priceline.com, Ford
Bloomberg
Citigroup Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Morgan Stanley and Simon Property Group Inc. are Capital Growth's biggest stakes. Positions in consumer and technology companies declined as Heebner exited Priceline (PCLN), Ford (F), MasterCard Inc. (MA) and ...

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Forbes

Debit Card Growth Charges Up MasterCard's Q1 Outlook
Forbes
Increased consumer spending also had a positive effect on MasterCard's competitors Visa, American Express, Discover Financial and Capital One. MasterCard has ridden the wave of popularity that debit cards have seen over the past few years with new ...

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