NEW YORK/ BOSTON, May 9- In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.
American Express Co. fell$. 10 or. 1 percent, to $70.21. Capital One Financial Corp. fell$. 39 or. 7 percent, to $59.15. Discover Financial Services fell$. 52 or 1.1 percent, to $45.54.
American Express Co. rose$. 17 or. 2 percent, to $70.48. Capital One Financial Corp. fell$. 44 or. 7 percent, to $59.10. Discover Financial Services fell$. 31 or. 7 percent, to $45.75.
NEW YORK, May 9- The U.S. charged eight individuals with stealing debit card data from two Middle Eastern banks in a scheme that prosecutors said netted them $45 million in a matter of hours.
American Express Co. fell$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $70.24. Capital One Financial Corp. fell$. 38 or. 6 percent, to $59.17. Discover Financial Services fell$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $45.95.
A New York- based group hacked into credit card processors' computers to steal Mastercard Inc debit card data, which they used to make approximately 36,000 transactions over a total of 10 hours in 24 countries, the Justice Department said.
American Express Co. rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $70.31. Capital One Financial Corp. rose$. 76 or 1.3 percent, to $59.84. Discover Financial Services rose$. 09 or. 2 percent, to $46.06.
American Express Co. fell$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $70.19. Capital One Financial Corp. rose$. 53 or. 9 percent, to $59.61. Discover Financial Services rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $46.03.
American Express Co. fell$. 34 or. 5 percent, to $69.91. Capital One Financial Corp. fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $59.04. Discover Financial Services fell$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $45.90.
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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.
*Merck, MasterCard shares slide after earnings. NEW YORK, May 1- U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as the latest economic data continued a trend of indicators pointing to anemic growth while bellwether companies disappointed on revenue.