With Alibaba's big debut, 10 things to know
By KEN SWEET - AP - Sun Sep 21, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — China's e-commerce giant Alibaba began trading its shares Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Here are ten things to know about Alibaba, and why its initial public offering made history:
Stop Pretending That Your Credit Card Information Is Secure
at The Street - Sun Sep 21, 7:00AM CDT
Home Depot, Target, TJX and Neiman Marcus shoppers already know U.S. credit card security is worthless. A more secure option is out there, but merchants won't pay for it.
Final Glance: Credit Card companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top credit card companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Visa's Growth to Be Affected by Litigations, Regulations? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 4:45PM CDT
On Sep 18, we issued an updated research report on Visa Inc. (V) citing challenges and opportunities for the company going forward.
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Home Depot (HD) Leads The Day Higher, Visa (V) Lags
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Home Depot (NYSE:HD), which sported a 95-cent gain (+1.1%) bringing the stock to $91.22. Holding the Dow back today was Visa (NYSE:V), which lagged the broader Dow index with a $1.77 decline (-0.8%)...
Alibaba IPO Proceeds Lifts U.S. Total To 10-Year High
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 3:28PM CDT
The $21.8 billion in proceeds raised by the Alibaba Group (BABA) IPO lifted the total for all U.S. IPOs this year to $62.4 billion, the highest level in at least 10 years. The amount of money raised is 108% above the year-to-date level from last...
Beyond Alibaba (BABA): The 3 Largest IPOs in U.S. History - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 12:53PM CDT
What have been the other large IPOs in U.S. history besides Alibaba?
Midday Glance: Credit Card companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top credit card companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Credit Card companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 9:16AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top credit card companies are up at 10 a.m.:
Discover Financial Hits 52-Week High on Q2, Cashback - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 8:50AM CDT
Shares of Discover Financial Services (DFS) scaled a 52-week high of $65.92 on Sep 18, 2014.
Demand For Alibaba Stock 'Absolutely Overwhelming'
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 18, 1:26PM CDT
Research firm IPO Boutique said that its channel checks reveal, according to underwriter guidance, that the Alibaba Group IPO has "absolutely overwhelming demand." The demand suggests that the stock will likely price near, or above, the high end of...
How Apple Pay Helps MasterCard, Visa One-Up Merchants
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 18, 1:14PM CDT
Apple Pay's endorsement of MasterCard and Visa helps the incumbent payment networks "beat back advances" from a rival merchant-run payment system, according to an analyst. Big U.S. retailers such as Wal-Mart (WMT) and Best Buy (BBY), who have said...
Visa to Undertake Assessment of Stake in Monitise
Business Wire - Thu Sep 18, 3:22AM CDT
Longstanding partners in the mobile sector Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Monitise plc entered into an alliance agreement in 2009. At the same time, Visa began investing in Monitise. Given the maturation of Monitise as a company, Visa is considering its options with respect to the investment and has engaged J.P. Morgan Securities Plc to assist. Visa will also be lessening its dependence on external mobile development resources.
Microsoft Hikes Dividend, Adds Board Members
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 17, 3:36PM CDT
As Microsoft has done in recent years during September, it announced another dividend increase Tuesday. Microsoft (MSFT) upped its quarterly shareholder dividend by 11% to 31 cents a share from 28 cents. The software giant will distribute the payment...
How Will Ongoing Changes Affect Microsoft (MSFT) Stock? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 17, 2:19PM CDT
Microsoft (MSFT) recently made a number of announcements related to management changes, increase in shareholder wealth and increase in operational efficiency.
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Visa (V) Lower
at The Street - Wed Sep 17, 11:00AM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is Visa (NYSE:V), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a $2.10 decline (-1%) bringing the stock to $215.20.