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MasterCard Inc., the second-biggest U.S. payments network, posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as U.S. consumer spending increased and the firm’s tax rate fell.
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- Global Payments Inc., the transaction processor that plunged today on a report that account data may have been compromised, said it detected a possible breach weeks ago and told federal authorities.
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- Global Payments Inc., the electronic-transaction processor, had trading halted as the credit-card industry investigated a data breach that affected firms including Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc.
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MasterCard Inc., the world’s second- biggest payments network, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 24 percent as spending with credit and debit cards increased. The shares rose the most in three months.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., a provider of consulting and outsourcing services, rose the most in more than six months after analysts recommended the stock, helping it partially recover from a selloff.
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Visa Inc. options traders are more bearish than ever, betting the company will suffer more than MasterCard Inc. from U.S. rules meant to foster competition among firms that process debit-card transactions.
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DST Systems Inc., the software provider that rejected a June buyout bid from private-equity firm RDG Capital LLC, said it hired bankers to review its business.
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