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For years, the big players were controlled by thousands of banks around the globe.

American Express continues to be a favored short. And that's because they hold consumer debt, and fall prey to mounting delinquencies.

In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, James V. Panzarino reported selling the ...

Seeing perhaps not too many good database marketing companies China to rely on for data, Discover Financial Services has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Shanghai to support its own proprietary data ...

Discover Financial Services said Monday it will open a Shanghai office later this month, employing about 45 analysts, as its seeks to tap into growing demand for credit assessment and financial modeling ...

A couple of deals are getting wrapped up today. Bank of America 's controversial purchase of Countrywide Financial was completed and Discover Financial Services , the company that issues credit cards and ...

As a leading provider of Oracle E-Business Suite solutions, Unitask Software today announced the appointment of Dale D. Royal as Chief Executive Officer - [ more ] 07/03/2008 - 10:34 AM CHICAGO-- --Fitch ...

Discover Financial Services said Tuesday that it completed its earlier-announced $165 million purchase of Diners Club International from Citigroup.

The Riverwoods-based credit-card concern originally announced its agreement to acquire the venerable but relatively small Diners Club operation back in April.

Diners Club has about $30 billion in annual charges, and is accepted in 185 countries.

Discover said in announcing the deal last month that the purchase will enable much broader international acceptance of Discover cards.

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give ...

The modestly positive start to the third quarter followed the Dow Jones industrial average's worst first six months since 1970.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-- --This month's new vehicle sales are expected to be 1.2 million units, a 16.7 percent decrease - 06/26/2008 - 08:30 AM aloha Rogers, Arkansas ROGERS, Ark.

Excluding a 6-cents-per-share gain from the sale of its Goldfish unit, net income totaled 42 cents per share.

Every week, I take a look at a few companies that have surpassed their profit targets.

Discover Financial Services F2Q08 Earnings Call June 26, 2008 11:00 am ET Executives Craig Streem - " Vice President Investor Relations David Nelms - " Chief Executive Officer Roy Guthrie - " Chief Financial ...

Discover Financial Services reported a 12% jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, but the company said it expects higher charge-offs later this year, adding to concerns about the credit-card industry a day ...

Discover Financial Services , the credit-card company spun off from Morgan Stanley, rose as much as 4.7 percent in early trading after second-quarter profit beat some analysts' estimates.

It's a tough time to be a credit card lender, as investors are likely to learn on Thursday, when Discover Financial Services reports quarterly results.

The summer before my senior year in high school was pretty busy. I had a summer job that took up my time.

Discover Financial Services plans to report its second quarter 2008 results before the market opens on Thursday, June 26, 2008.