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RETAILERS, already struggling with the recession, face paying hundreds of pounds in fees to comply with a new payment card security standard to protect consumers from fraud.

Visa , American Express and MasterCard notched new yearly highs Monday, despite the dour news that U.S. unemployment hit a 26-year high and the fact that many consumers continue to cut their borrowing.

Technology teams from Discover Financial Services were named finalists for the second straight year in IDG's Computerworld's Enterprise Intelligence Awards Program.

Everyone saw Visa 's earnings last week, so there really wasn't much excitement over MasterCard 's earnings this week.

Tom Maheras, a former high-ranking Citigroup executive who oversaw billions in fixed income losses before leaving the bank in 2007, is starting a hedge fund, according to a report Wednesday by CNBC reporter Charles Gasparino.

By: PR Newswire Nov. 2, 2009 09:31 AM CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for RIMM, PFE, POT, WFR, and DFS.

American Express and Discover were named as the two best credit card companies based on overall consumer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Credit Card Satisfaction Study.

This volume is nearly four t... CINCINNATI-- --Discover Financial Services is down more than 1% this afternoon despite a broad-market rally that had taken the Dow Jones back above the 10,000 mark.

A letter sent out by U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., and other House members to American credit card companies has developed constructive results, according to Markey's communications director Ben Marter.

Despite the security's weakness, traders have been drawn to the security's calls.

Discover Financial Services filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-08-31. Discover Financial Services operates the Discover Card with more than fifty million cardmembers the Discover Network with millions of merchant and cash access locations and the Goldfish credit card business in the United Kingdom.

Analyst Report ) said on Tuesday that it will not raise rates or change terms on consumer credit card accounts before the new law intended to reform industry practices takes effect early next year.

Discover Financial Services By Sterne Agee & Leach WE ARE LOWERING our recommendation on Discover Financial Services from Buy to Neutral based on valuation.

Visa and MasterCard shares each made substantial gains Wednesday on heavy volume.

Mall Networks, the leading provider of loyalty shopping solutions, today announced that Michael Burke has joined the company's management team as vice president of Retail Partnerships.

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Zacks Equity Research highlights Acorda Therapeutics as the Bull of the Day and Hain Celestial the Bear of the Day.

RIVERWOODS, Ill.-- --Diners Club International Ltd., a business unit of Discover , and Elavon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp , today announced the... 09/28/2009 - 08:00 AM GovDelivery Acquires GovLoop ST.

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.

Citigroup Inc. is continuing to slim down in retail banking . The latest reports not only have Citigroup shedding its retail banking branches in the U.S , but now it may also sell its Portugal-based retail assets, and Barclays plc may already be ready to bid.