The Week Ahead in Financials: Visa, HSBC and Berkshire Hathaway on Deck for Earnings
Alex DUMORTIER, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 01, 12:43PM CST
Next week, three stalwarts of the financial sector, HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC), Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-B)will report quarterly earnings -- here's what investors need to know: Visa is reportedly on the...
PSX: 89.05 (+2.62), V: 77.58 (-0.93), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), HSBC: 39.07 (-0.16), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Facebook, Visa To Carry IBD 50 Earnings To Peak
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Oct 31, 7:02AM CDT
Earnings season for the IBD 50 is nearing its peak, with leaders like Facebook (FB) and Visa (V) due to report in the coming week. More than two-thirds of S&P 500 companies have released quarterly results so far, and a Thomson Reuters report said 72%...
V: 77.58 (-0.93), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), FB: 101.97 (-2.91), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), GTN: 15.89 (+0.19), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03), MA: 98.99 (-1.60), REGN: 557.39 (-2.63), PAYC: 38.01 (-0.88)
MasterCard to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Business Wire - Fri Oct 30, 2:14PM CDT
MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced its participation in the following investor conferences in the month of November:
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Company News for October 30, 2015
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 9:10AM CDT
Companies in the News are: AET,TWC,MA,MO
MO: 60.47 (-1.06), TWC: 189.40 (-2.42), AET: 114.78 (-0.08), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Western Union Beats on Q3 Earnings by a Penny, View Intact
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 8:28AM CDT
The Western Union Company (WU) reported third-quarter 2015 operating earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
TSS: 52.45 (-1.74), WU: 19.25 (+0.24), MA: 98.99 (-1.60), ADS: 297.31 (-0.54)
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LORL: 44.71 (+0.78), XRA: 0.37 (unch), GOLD: 66.87 (-0.13), MA: 98.99 (-1.60), CTCT: 26.10 (+0.47), MTD: 310.99 (+1.56)
MasterCard (MA) Earnings Report: Q3 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 4:58PM CDT
The following MasterCard (MA) conference call took place on October 29, 2015, 09:00 AM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard Highlights Digital Pay As Earnings Top
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 29, 3:51PM CDT
MasterCard (MA) reported higher-than-expected profit and emphasized its digital innovations as mobile payment platforms like Apple (AAPL) Pay and PayPal (PYPL) gain popularity. Earnings grew 5% to 91 cents per share on 1% revenue growth to $2.53...
V: 77.58 (-0.93), QCOM: 59.42 (-0.58), GM: 34.91 (+0.16), PYPL: 36.01 (+0.10), NXPI: 78.35 (+5.35), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Stocks Will Stay 'Fickle' in Countdown to December Meeting
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 3:01PM CDT
It was a quiet day on Wall Street on Thursday. But don't expect the markets to stay that way over the final weeks of the year.
AMGN: 158.18 (-2.40), DB: 27.95 (+0.06), PYPL: 36.01 (+0.10), MGM: 23.19 (+0.39), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Visa Said Nearing $22 Billion Visa Europe Acquisition
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 29, 2:49PM CDT
Following much speculation on the topic, the world's largest card processor Visa (V) is said to be in advanced talks to acquire the European version of itself in a transaction valued at around $22 billion, the Wall Street Journal cited sources as...
V: 77.58 (-0.93), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard tops 3Q profit forecasts
By KEN SWEET - AP - Thu Oct 29, 2:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processing company MasterCard Inc. said its adjusted third-quarter profit rose slightly from a year ago, as the company saw solid growth in activity worldwide on its payment network.
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Stocks Are Slightly Lower; Oil Tops $46
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 1:55PM CDT
Stocks are slightly lower by mid-afternoon Thursday with the energy sector struggling to stay positive as crude oil tops $46 a barrel.
PSX: 89.05 (+2.62), GPRO: 25.00 (-0.62), PBR.A: 3.99 (+0.06), WBK: 22.37 (-0.16), C: 53.17 (-0.49), PFE: 33.82 (-0.95), AMGN: 158.18 (-2.40), DB: 27.95 (+0.06), PYPL: 36.01 (+0.10), WFC: 54.14 (-0.95), BAC: 16.78 (-0.31), MGM: 23.19 (+0.39), AGN: 308.47 (+4.09), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), BP: 35.70 (-0.01), TWC: 189.40 (-2.42), SNY: 50.34 (+0.71), YELP: 22.25 (-0.70), XLF: 24.08 (-0.35), MA: 98.99 (-1.60), XLE: 68.03 (+0.44)
MasterCard Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 29, 11:20AM CDT
MasterCard (MA) reported favorable earnings driven by higher number of processed transactions, irrespective of the mixed global economic environment and foreign exchange headwinds.
DFS: 56.22 (-0.72), AXP: 73.26 (-0.96), COF: 78.90 (-1.30), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Stocks Slip as Deutsche Bank Leads Financials Lower
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 10:35AM CDT
Stocks retreat on Thursday after third-quarter U.S. GDP slows and as Deutsche Bank leads the financial sector lower.
GPRO: 25.00 (-0.62), WBK: 22.37 (-0.16), C: 53.17 (-0.49), PFE: 33.82 (-0.95), DB: 27.95 (+0.06), AMGN: 158.18 (-2.40), COP: 53.35 (-0.27), BAC: 16.78 (-0.31), WFC: 54.14 (-0.95), PYPL: 36.01 (+0.10), BWLD: 154.27 (+1.82), MGM: 23.19 (+0.39), AGN: 308.47 (+4.09), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), TWC: 189.40 (-2.42), XLF: 24.08 (-0.35), YELP: 22.25 (-0.70), SNY: 50.34 (+0.71), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard (MA) Breaks Through Resistance at $100.69
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Oct 29, 9:35AM CDT
Shares of MasterCard (NYSE:MA) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $99.53 today and have reached the first resistance level of $100.69. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $101.30 and $103.07.
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard (MA) Stock Higher on Earnings, Jim Cramer Comments
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 8:53AM CDT
MasterCard (MA) shares are rising on Thursday after the financial services company released third quarter earnings that beat analysts' profit forecasts while revenue fell short.
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard Rides the Spending Surge to Solid Earnings
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 8:45AM CDT
Image source: Flickr user Hakan Dahlstrom. Most investors see card network giant MasterCard as a financial company, yet for more than nearly every other portion of the financial industry, the fortunes of MasterCard and rival Visa are linked...
V: 77.58 (-0.93), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
Mastercard Customer Spending Surges 12%, a Good Sign for Visa
at The Street - Thu Oct 29, 8:10AM CDT
Mastercard topped profit estimates, as the processor -- like big retail banks -- benefited from customers using debit and credit cards more often. It's a good sign for rival Visa.
V: 77.58 (-0.93), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), WFC: 54.14 (-0.95), BAC: 16.78 (-0.31), MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard Beats Q3 Earnings and Meets Revenue Estimates
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 29, 7:23AM CDT
MasterCard's (MA) earnings beat top line estimates and met bottomline estimates.
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)
MasterCard Incorporated Reports Third-Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Business Wire - Thu Oct 29, 6:55AM CDT
--Third-quarter net income of $977 million, including a special item, or $0.86 per diluted share
MA: 98.99 (-1.60)