Discover Financial Services

NYSE: DFS
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Media Digest (3/13/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, Bloomberg
ThinkstockBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets permission from the FAA to test fly its troubled 787. (Reuters) Job openings rose in January, according to the Labor Department. (Reuters) President Obama will...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 8, 2013: Markets Start Higher, Hold on to Gains (DIS, CS, ARMH, BIIB, DFS, ATVI, CSTR, LNKD, RVBD, SPWR, AOL, APO, MCO, CCJ, L, NAT, WPP, ZNGA, ONCY, CZR)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning boosted by higher-than-expected trade balances in China (more coverage here) and in the U.S. (more coverage here). In Europe the big news came later in...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, NLY, ARMH, BIIB, BX, COF, CS, DFS, IGT, NUAN, KORS, RVBD, VOD, DIS)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley and...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- December 21, 2012: Markets Gloomy All Day (MDRX, GG, NKE, EAT, DFS, RHT, WAG, SMRT, RIMM, ASCA, PNK, DQ, HLF, HALO, PFE)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following last night’s failure by the U.S. House of Representatives to hold a vote on a plan to deal with the country’s budget deficit. In Europe,...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MDRX, FOLD, EAT, XTEX, DRI, DFS, GG, HLF, MU, NKE, PAYX, RIMM, WHR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) cut to Hold at Argus....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- December 20, 2012: Markets Open Mixed, Climb at Close (FCX, BLK, ABT, SAM, LNCO, BBBY, JBL, PAYX, KMX, CCL, CAG, DFS, KBH, RAD, SCHL, NKE, RHT, RIMM, WAG, NYX, ICE, ELOQ, ORCL, MDRX, WGO)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher again this morning following the third revision to U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter and the report on new claims for unemployment benefits (more coverage...
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Discover Sinks After Falling Short of Earnings Estimates
ThinkstockDiscover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The financial services company posted diluted earnings per share...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- December 19, 2012: Markets Open Mixed, Slide to a Close (C, SWHC, SD, ONXX, PNRA, ORCL, FDX, GIS, NAV, BBBY, JBL, PAYX, KMX, CCL, CAG, DFS, KBH, RAD, SCHL, GM, STP, CSIQ, LDK, THQI, ONTY)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher this morning but the good vibe didn’t last long. In Europe, the Bank of England made no changes either to interest rates or its bond buying program....
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Best CEOs of 2012
ThinkstockBest CEO lists can be based on dozens of factors. For public companies, the best metric is usually share price. It is hard for chief executives to be considered very good if the shares of...
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Credit Card Delinquencies Back on the Rise
For all practical purposes, credit card delinquencies have been improving and improving for close to the last three years. That is perhaps coming to an end. It was in October that Fitch showed a...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AXL, BKD, CSU, CBEY, CSCO, DFS, EPL, HCN, MHP, KORS, MOS, POT, RDS-A, SBAC, SGMS, WPRT)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AXL) raised to...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 27, 2012: Market Gains Boosted by Spain (GM, IMGN, MT, MON, HON, PRGS, WOR, FUL, DFS, MKC, RIMM, NKE, ACN, AM, FINL, WAG, TPX, ZZ, PPHM, FSLR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets shook off weak news from Europe in favor of better news from Asia. In Europe, German unemployment stayed at 8.6% (more...
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Discover Financial Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported fiscal third quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.21 on revenue of $1.96 billion. In the same period a year ago, the credit card issuer and payments...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 26, 2012: Markets Slide Again as Spain Staggers (CHK, RIG, SNDK, FB, CCL, JBL, SNX, PRGS, WOR, FUL, DFS, MKC, LPHI, GEVO, RIMM, AM)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning as yields on Spain’s 10-year bonds took a run at 6% again and the Catalan regional government announced a “snap” election to judge...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACN, AKS, NLY, BBVA, BLMN, LNG, CLF, DB, DFS, LM, NFLX, OPEN, PSX, GOLD, TM, TSLA, X, UA, WFC, CMO, CYS, HTS, IVR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) reiterated Buy with $74 target at Argus. AK...
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