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The idea of a total government monitoring is probably still the stuff of fiction, but that doesn't mean your boss doesn't have a pretty good idea of your workday habits.
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May 3- Dish Network Corp's billionaire chairman and founder, Charlie Ergen, may command all the attention when it comes to Dish's $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, but behind him is a somewhat anonymous technology junkie driving Dish's wireless strategy.
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*MasterCard first-quarter EPS $6.23 vs est $6.18. *MasterCard revenue $1.91 bln vs est $1.93 bln. May 1- Visa Inc, the world's largest credit and debit card network reported strong quarterly results as its customers spent more on its cards, but smaller rival MasterCard Inc reported a tougher quarter and warned of a difficult outlook.
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Record quarterly earnings. That's right. Record. First-quarter earnings for the S&P 500 currently stand at $26.44, according to S&P Capital IQ, the highest ever for a single quarter.
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May 1- MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest payment network, reported a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, but the company's revenue missed analysts' estimates as a sluggish global economy weighs on consumer spending. MasterCard shares were down 2.6 percent at $538.54 on Wednesday afternoon.
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Buffett outlined in Berkshire Hathaway's 2011 shareholder letter why he wouldn't mind IBM's flat share price. IBM's buyback announcement proves it, TheStreet.com reports.
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April 30- American Express Co:. *Announces 15 percent dividend increase. *Increases quarterly dividend to $0.23 per share from $0.20 per share.
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*Burger King, Sephora, Brookstone, Nordstrom to accept PayPal. *Wal-Mart questions value of accepting PayPal in stores. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29- PayPal is extending its reach to more physical stores, having signed up 50 merchant acquirers which help process payments but the eBay Inc unit has yet to persuade Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer.
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*Burger King, Sephora, Brookstone, Nordstrom to accept PayPal in stores. *Wal-Mart questions value of accepting PayPal in stores By Alistair Barr.
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CHICAGO, April 26 U.S. credit card issuers will likely report growing loss provisions through the remainder of the year as they begin to report stronger portfolio growth and asset quality metrics rise from historical lows, according to Fitch.
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NEW YORK, April 25- Banks and credit card companies can play a crucial role in shutting down human traffickers by flagging the electronic fingerprints they leave behind, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
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NEW YORK, April 25- Banks and credit card companies can play a crucial role in shutting down human traffickers by flagging the electronic fingerprints they leave behind, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
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NEW YORK, April 25- Banks and credit card companies can play a crucial role in shutting down human traffickers by flagging the electronic fingerprints they leave behind, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
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Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
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Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
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NEW YORK, April 25- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc:.
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With 30 percent of the S&P 500 reporting, it's clear there is a trend developing. Revenues are in trouble. But earnings continue to grow.
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As securing loans from large banks remains tricky, more small-business owners are turning to small banks and other nontraditional sources of capital to grow their operations.
