News about <![CDATA[Axp]]> News about en-us <![CDATA[A Financial Services ETF Buffett Would Love]]> As ETFs have surged in popularity, analysts and investors have wondered which funds would be appealing to legendary value investor Warren Buffett. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), itself a financial services conglomerate, held equity stakes in 41 companies at the end of the fourth quarter.

With massive positions in financial

]]> <![CDATA[UBS Joins a Growing Group of Titans in Funding the Entrepreneurial Fellowship Venture for America]]> In a press release Friday morning, UBS Americas (NYSE: UBS) announced it would invest $1.2M over the course of three years to support an entrepreneurial fellowship called Venture for America as part of its “Revitalizing America” initiative.

Inspired by Teach for America, Venture for America places top-level college graduates

]]> <![CDATA[Forget Apple TV or iWatch: Apple's Next Trump Card Is Mobile Payments]]> <![CDATA[These Companies are Hoping for NHL and NBA Playoff Drama This Year]]> In the expensive, high stakes world of sports advertising, winning is not everything. It’s something – just not everything. Brand exposure is everything.

Since most corporations sponsor the event, not specific teams, they don’t really care who wins. They care whether fans are engaged, tuning in, attending and most of all,

]]> <![CDATA[AmEx Returns More Capital, Hikes Div. – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[Barron's Recap: Apple Tops the Barron's 500]]> This weekend in Barron's online: the annual Barron's 500 ranking, a look at some bargain stocks from that list, the prospects for Linn Energy and Atlas Air, and alternatives to REITs.

Cover Story

"The Barron's 500" by Jacqueline Doherty.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have struggled of late, but it still

]]> <![CDATA[(WU) Western Union Partners Bancoppel]]>
Visit StockBlogHub to view complete post.]]> <![CDATA[A Warren Buffett Sampler Before Annual Meeting]]> <![CDATA[The Stock Buffett Ought to Be Bragging About]]> <![CDATA[These New Debt Statistics Should Shock Generation Y]]> It’s Friday!

Let’s put on the day’s trades, cover our week’s hedges, and then step back for a moment. A new report by SaveUp.com revealed some new findings that show a shocking trend in the nation’s consumer debt especially as it relates to Generation Y.

If you aren’t good with

]]> <![CDATA[New Stock Dividend Increasers for the Month of April]]> <![CDATA[New Stock Dividend Increasers for the Month of April]]> NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 12 cents per share, an increase of 33%

Procter & Gamble (PG), raised quarterly dividends by 7% to 60.15 cents per share

American Express (AXP) raised its dividend 15% to 23 cents per share

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) raised its quarterly dividend by an amazing 18.75% to 38 cents per share

A.O. Smith (AOS) raised its quarterly dividend 20% to 24 cents per share

Whirlpool (WHR) raised its quarterly dividend 25% to 62.5 cents per share

AON (AON) boosted its quarterly dividend 11% to 17.5 cents per share

If you like interesting lists like this, check out the many stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

]]> <![CDATA[New Stock Dividend Increasers for the Month of April]]> NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 12 cents per share, an increase of 33%

Procter & Gamble (PG), raised quarterly dividends by 7% to 60.15 cents per share

American Express (AXP) raised its dividend 15% to 23 cents per share

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) raised its quarterly dividend by an amazing 18.75% to 38 cents per share

A.O. Smith (AOS) raised its quarterly dividend 20% to 24 cents per share

Whirlpool (WHR) raised its quarterly dividend 25% to 62.5 cents per share

AON (AON) boosted its quarterly dividend 11% to 17.5 cents per share

If you like interesting lists like this, check out the many stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

]]> <![CDATA[Company News for April 19, 2013 – Corporate Summary]]> <![CDATA[AmEx Beats on Stable Card Spending – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[Western Union Partners Bancoppel – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[UPDATE: Jefferies Raises PT on American Express Company on Good Opex/Provision Results]]> In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Furtado reiterated a Hold rating on American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), and raised the price target from $58.00 to $62.00.

In the report, Furtado noted, “AXP reported a top line miss driven by moderating billed business growth, while opex and provision

]]> <![CDATA[UPDATE: Credit Suisse Reiterates Underperform American Express Company on Reported 1Q EPS]]> In a report published Thursday, Credit Suisse analyst Moshe Orenbuch reiterated an Underperform rating on American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), and raised the price target from $59.00 to $61.00.

In the report, Orenbuch noted, “AXP reported 1Q continuing EPS of $1.15, ahead of Credit Suisse estimate of $1.07 and

]]> <![CDATA[Analyst Upgrades: American Express Company, Best Buy Co., Inc., and SanDisk Corporation]]> Read More)]]> <![CDATA[American Express Reports Increased Profits; Raises Dividend (AXP)]]> <![CDATA[Stock futures higher ahead of jobless claims]]> <![CDATA[American Express Reports Higher Profit; Revenue Misses Estimates]]> American Express (NYSE: AXP) reported a higher profit for its fiscal first-quarter on Wednesday after the closing bell.

The company's earnings came in ahead of Wall Street estimates, but net sales were slightly below expectations. The stock was last trading down around 0.31 percent in the after hours

]]> <![CDATA[Forget Your Bank – This is the Fastest Growing Type of Payment]]> It used to be for consumers who couldn’t qualify for a credit card or bank account, but all of that has changed according to new report published Wednesday.

According to the report, Are Prepaid Cards Replacing Checking Accounts?, prepaid cards are currently the fast growing payment type available to consumers

]]> <![CDATA[Watch for eBay, American Express after hours]]> <![CDATA[American Express Misses Revenue, Increases Dividend]]> DailyFinance.com: American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) today reported first quarter results after markets closed today. The financial services company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.15 on revenues of $7.88 billion. In the same period last year the company ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 17, 2013: Markets Open Down, Track Lower All Day]]> DailyFinance.com: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a downturn in Europe and mixed markets in Asia. Data releases were limited everywhere today as well. In Asia, a weaker yen boosted the Nikkei, but Japanese consumer confidence barely ticked up. ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Bank of America, eBay to release quarterly results]]> <![CDATA[Pre-Earnings Options Players Hone In on American Express Company (AXP)]]> Read More)]]> <![CDATA[Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 15]]> The earnings crunch is on this week, with first-quarter results due from such iconic blue chips as Coca-Cola, General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and Microsoft.

Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them, but earnings declines from Intel, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

Here is a

]]> <![CDATA[A Look Ahead: This Week's ETFs to Watch]]> Last week was another strong one for U.S. stocks as the S&P 500 climbed 2.3 percent in what was benchmark index's best performance since the first week of the year.

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is now up 8.7 percent year-to-date. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.1

]]> <![CDATA[Fearless investors buy rally as earnings ramp up]]> <![CDATA[Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Credit Services Industry With The Highest Cash]]> Below are the top large-cap credit services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash.

American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) had $22.84 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. However, American Express had $62.82 billion in total debt for the same period.

ORIX (NYSE:

]]> <![CDATA[5 Things Buyers Can Do When Purchases Go Bad]]> <![CDATA[These Are the 100 Highest-Paid CEOs in Business Today]]> The New York Times has published a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison is far and away the highest paid CEO on the list, as his $96.2 million in 2012 compensation dwarfs every other member

]]> <![CDATA[Barron's Recap (4/6/13): What Does Your Fund Manager Do?]]> This weekend in Barron's online: fund managers who are earning their keep, and the prospects for Icahn Enterprises, United Technologies and Occidental Petroleum and others.

Cover Story

"Earning Their Keep" by Sarah Max.

These days, it is more difficult than ever to run a truly actively managed fund. So Barron's takes a

]]> <![CDATA[Market Wrap-Up for Apr.5 (ABI, AXP, BLK, PRU, YUM, more)]]> <![CDATA[The Markets Now: Stocks Remain Lower After Employment Report]]> <![CDATA[(AXP) Fed Approves American Express’ Capital Plan]]>
Visit StockBlogHub to view complete post.]]> <![CDATA[Wide-Moat Stocks (and an ETF) That Warren Buffett Could Love]]> <![CDATA[Revisiting Beating Buffett With ETFs]]> Given that the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) equity portfolio is currently comprised of more than 40 securities, many investors face a daunting task when it comes to playing copycat on Warren Buffett's individual stock picks.

Since many folks do not have the capital to own 40-plus positions for size, ETFs have

]]> <![CDATA[American Express Hits 52-Week High – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[The latest bold bet from ‘The 400% Man’]]> <![CDATA[AXP Approves New Buyback Program – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[Stock Downgrades: Hump Day Headache for Cliffs Natural Resources]]> <![CDATA[Tweet from Doug Kass: "Sticking with balance of my FDX short. This week I added to these shorts: NSM HSIC BRK.B, IWM, SPY. Initiated short in AXP trad sht in YHOO"]]> (c) 2013 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

]]> <![CDATA[American Express Approves 150 Million Share Buyback Plan; Declares Quarterly Dividend (AXP)]]> <![CDATA[Heartland Partners with LevelUp – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[Safeway's Prepaid Card Issuer Files for IPO]]> DailyFinance.com: The unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering. The unit, ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Fed Approves AmEx’s Capital Plan – Analyst Blog]]> <![CDATA[Market Wrap-Up for Mar.15 (AXP, WFC, JPM, CL, FCX, more)]]>