Data Processing & Outsourced Services

Alexander & Baldwin Inc (NYSE: ALEX) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $424.90 million. Diebold Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $837.7 million. Health Management Associates Inc (NYSE: HMA) is expected to...

Shares of Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) are trading lower on the session at 127%, at $19.47. The stock spiked to an intra-day high of $20.13 earlier I the session before being sold down hard. LPS has been downward trending throughout the session since that pop. Given the recent move in...

Shares of Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) are higher on the session by 0.92%, currently trading at $19.90. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike...

MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the company's quarterly cash dividend to 30 cents per share, an increase of 100 percent over the previous dividend level of 15 cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on May 9, 2012, to holders of...

In 2011, credit card giant Visa (NYSE: V) saw a recovery in earnings thanks in part to a greater use of credit and debit cards in domestic and international markets. Worldwide, the increased use in plastic has in part offset a slowdown in personal spending, while extra incentives have also...

US stock futures are flat this morning, ahead of jobless claims data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 point to 12,654.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.20 points to 1,320.00. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.50 points to 2,488.00. US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with...

Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $2.14 billion. New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $646.5 million. Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) is expected to report its Q4...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced a new multi-year contract with KeyBank to deliver industry-leading debit payment solutions and processing capabilities. As a result, Key will continue to provide its consumer and business customers with a safe, simple and secure experience every time they use...

VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) is trading higher on the session following a positive report by JP Morgan. The analyst note suggests that Mastercard's (NYSE: MA) electronic payments roadmap is bullish for VeriFone. In the report, JP Morgan says, "This announcement is clearly a positive for the POS...

JP Morgan has published a research report on Payment Processing today after MasterCard (NYSE: MA) reported last night its EMV (Europay/MasterCard/Visa) strategy in the US designed to enhance security. In the report, JP Morgan writes, "This announcement is clearly a positive for the POS terminal...