Is Discover a MasterCard-Sized Opportunity?
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The spinoff faces the same challenges as any other, but don't turn up your nose at this stock.
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By JOE BEL BRUNO  NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley Inc., the second-biggest investment house on Wall Street, said Tuesday it will shed its Discover credit-card business in a bid to pump up shareholder value.  Speculation has swirled for years that Morgan Stanley would split off the No.
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Do big trucks and big buybacks spell big opportunity?
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Is this deal picture-perfect for investors?
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&quot;We donât see this [market] as crowded. There is tremendous growth potential&quot; - Zack Zalon, Virgin Digital president. Story in full VIRGIN Mobile, part of billionaire Sir Richard Bransonâs sprawling business
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Morgan Stanleyâs decision to spin off Discover demonstrates a renewed emphasis on its core trading and investment banking business.
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Is this industry leader an attractive investment?
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Need a contact to score a big deal? Social-networking firms say their software can find a corporate friend
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It offers impressive cash flow but may not have enough opportunities to reinvest it in the business.
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The Motley Fool - Sybase (NYSE: SY - News) last week shelled out $425 million in cash for Mobile 365, a company backed by venture capital. It's certainly a big deal -- in comparison with Sybase's $2 billion market cap -- and investors nudged the stock down 4% on the news. Yet, to be a player in the fast-moving mobile world, high-priced deals are unavoidable, and in this case, Sybase made a savvy choice.
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American Express said it was suing Visa USA and MasterCard International, along with eight banks, for damages stemming from anti-competitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through U.S. banks. Its suit follows one by Discover Financial Services that also alleges anti-competitive behavior by the nation's two biggest credit associations. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for both actions on Oct. 4, when it let stand a lower court's ruling requiring Visa and MasterCard to allow their member banks to issue competing cards in an antitrust case brought by the Justice Department.
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What is inherent to all or most Saas applications that makes the model so appealing to midsize and larger companies?
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MasterCard Inc., the world&#039;s No. 2  credit-card association, is set to price its initial public  offering later on Wednesday amid expectations of strong demand  for one of the financial services industry&#039;s top brands.
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Credit cards issuers may face penalty from the regulators as credit cards solicitation is not as reliable as they are said. Consumers sometimes are not given the whole information about the possibly imposed
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Is the chip giant bargain-shopping or just wasting money?
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Easily paid for, but it is worth the money?
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HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- British bank HSBC may make an offer for the $3 billion credit card portfolios of Macy&#39;s and Bloomingdale&#39;s department stores, according to a report published Tuesday.