Target to weigh sale of credit-card assets
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ATLANTA/LOS ANGELES  - Retailer Target Corp , which has been under pressure from activist investor Bill Ackman to boost its stock price, said on Wednesday it was considering selling $7 billion in credit-card assets and would evaluate its pace of share repurchases.
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Don't write off the 2007 holiday shopping season just yet. Consumers are set to cash in $60 billion worth of gift cards in the next seven days, experts say.
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New York-based credit card and travel services company American Express Co  is expected to sell its private banking business within weeks, said a source familiar with the matter.
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Target Corp.  reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating estimates on strong holiday season sales and growth in its credit card business, though the stock fell more than 3 percent amid a broad market sell-off.
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The Target Corporation said today its quarterly profit rose almost 18 percent, helped by its credit card business and strong sales at established stores.
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MasterCard Inc., the world&#039;s No. 2  credit-card association, priced an initial public offering of  stock worth about &#36;2.4 billion on Wednesday, amid expectations  of strong demand for one of the financial services industry&#039;s  top brands.
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Stock index futures looked set to rebound on Friday from the previous session's sell-off, with Citigroup  and other financial stocks rising on a report banks are planning to sell assets to shore up capital.
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New York-based credit card and travel services company American Express is expected to sell its private banking business within weeks, said a source familiar with the matter.
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Financial services giant American Express Co. said yesterday it will spin off its financial advisory business so it can focus on the faster-growing charge and credit card, payments processing, and travel businesses. Its shares rose more than 6 percent.
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Stock investors will look to earnings  reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.   and Target Corp.  this week as well as new soundings on  consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state  of the U.S. economy.
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Target Corp.  reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating estimates on strong holiday season sales and growth in its credit card business, though the stock fell nearly 3 percent amid a broad market sell-off.
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U.S. security company Brink's Co.  may this week be urged by yet another major investor to sell part or all of itself, according to Barron's.
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Business & money: Forceful presentation fails to sway all investors while target says proposal is still 'dead in the water'
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The bond firm plans to tackle riskier investments.
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Investors should ponder the different stories for Target and Wal-Mart.
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The House Financial Services Committee plans a March 22 hearing on whether to close the federal banking loophole that allows retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc. to operate banks, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Look at more than just the interest rate when choosing a card.