A federal judge recently rejected an antitrust settlement between Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and merchants over interchange, or swipe, fees. The proposed settlement was largely considered a win for the two credit card processors at the time. Let's look at the original settlement, what happens ...
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Visa (NYSE: V) has turned out to be a great investment historically. The stock has soared 1,850% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2008. That gain would've turned a $10,000 investment into almost $200,000 today. Seeing this, investors might be looking at ways to gain exposure to the payments ...
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Sometimes, getting too cute with buying great stocks can cost you money. Payment network companies Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) dominate the global payments space. Their networks power an estimated 90% of all payment processing volume outside of China, which uses a state-run network. These ...
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If anything, studying Warren Buffett's investments gives one clarity in an investment world that can seem quite chaotic. Yes, I am a self-proclaimed follower of the Oracle of Omaha. The 93-year-old breaks things down to make complex ideas simple. In doing so, he has taken the rest of the investment community ...
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People invest in dividend stocks for various reasons. Some want the passive income; others reinvest the cash to boost long-term returns; still others find that corporations that can dish out regular (and growing) payouts are worth investing in. But few such investors would include dividend cuts on their ...
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With a current market cap of $552 billion, Visa (NYSE: V) is one of the most valuable companies in the world. Its shares have performed well for investors, rising 420% in the past decade. Investors who have been on the sidelines are probably wondering if now is a good time to buy this top financial stock. ...
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It's impossible to definitively label any stock as an easy wealth builder. All investments carry risk -- that's kind of the whole point of investing -- and past performance can't guarantee future results. That being said, some stocks are better bets than others. If you're looking for low-effort stocks ...
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The way I see it, artificial intelligence (or AI), really leapt into the zeitgeist in late-2022 or early-2023 with the public introduction of DALL-E2 and ChatGPT. Both are provided by OpenAI and are software products that use AI to generate art and writing, respectively (and often at astounding quality). ...
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Visa's (NYSE: V) performance is often directly correlated with the economy. That makes a lot of sense, since Visa is the largest credit card network in the world and powers trillions of dollars in global money moving. The common argument is that the economy is in growth mode more frequently than not, ...
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I think most investors would agree that Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are two high-quality enterprises. Both companies, whose shares have been big winners historically, are even owned by the great Warren Buffett in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean investors should ...
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