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Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF), which was upgraded earlier this week by Goldman Sachs, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results Thursday, January 17, after the markets close. Investors will be looking to see what impact the weak holiday shopping season had on the use of...

Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...

The stocks of the following dividend-paying companies are trading more than 20% higher than six months ago and all are within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): The New Jersey-based maker of shelf-stable foods, such as Cream of Wheat and Joan of Arc brands,...

Again this week, things will be fairly quiet on the earnings front. Among the week's most high profile quarterly reports are those from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), which are forecast to post lower per-share earnings, as well as Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) and FedEx (...

Ending a strong week in the stock market, business services providers Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) reached new 52-week highs of $384.99 and $98.60 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. MasterCard recently announced an alliance with Western Union (NYSE: WU) to make...

J.P. Morgan, which raised its PT on shares of Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS), is providing some color on the stock. “Despite an improved risk profile, shares of DFS appear fully valued,” J.P. Morgan writes. “We remain skeptical with respect to the company's ability to generate organic asset growth...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) from $21 to $24 and maintains its Neutral rating.

On Wednesday, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) hosted its annual Investment Community meeting, J.P. Morgan reports. “Headed into the meeting (and earnings), our view was that positive catalysts would drive shares toward the high end of our valuation range before potentially receding to preearnings...

JP Morgan is out with its report today on Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS), raising its PT from $20 to $21. In a note to clients, JP Morgan writes, "We are maintaining our Neutral rating but raising our December 2011 price target to $21. In our view, while shares of DFS may benefit from tailwinds in...

J.P. Morgan published its report today on Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) in anticipation of Thursday's earnings. In a note to clients, "YTD, DFS has significantly outperformed the peer group, appreciating 31.0% compared to the group average of 18.4% and the SPX return of 11.2%. The company...