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General Electric’s strategy is to reshape its portfolio from a broad conglomerate to a more focused industrial leader.

Five analysts suggested a “hold,” one recommended a “strong sell,” and nine recommended a “strong buy” on DFS stock.

PayPal (PYPL) has continued to make more investments in India since it launched domestic operations in the country last year.

The government shutdown gave PayPal (PYPL) an opportunity to draw more attention to its services.

In the third quarter, PayPal reported Other Value-Added Services revenue of $340 million, representing a fall of 11% YoY (year-over-year).

Nielsen Holdings, which is a global information, data, and measurement company, was the S&P 500’s top loss on July 26.

Visa’s (V) price-to-book ratio stands at 6.83x on a next-12-month basis, implying a premium valuation compared to its peer average of 3.09x.

On February 27, 2018, Visa (V) announced that it had added 14 technology companies to its Visa Ready for Transit program.

Of its total fiscal 1Q18 net operating revenue of $4.9 billion, Visa’s service revenue made up $2.1 billion, or 44.1%.

The demonetization effect in India has created the need for digital payments, and Visa has seen a substantial rise in transactions as a result.

In the first three quarters of 2017, American Express’s (AXP) Global Merchant Services division rose 7% in income compared to the same period in 2016.

PayPal sells credit assets PayPal (PYPL) is seeking to sell $5.8 billion of its US credit assets to Synchrony Financial (SYF) to reduce its credit burden and increase its cash liquidity. Synchrony will buy participation interests worth $1 billion in PayPal receivables, which will allow PayPal to continue to provide consumer credit products without taking […]

Information technology, consumer discretionary, and healthcare make up the core holdings of VAFAX. These three make up a combined 77% of the fund’s assets.

GE Capital is the financial services unit of the American conglomerate General Electric (GE). It contributed ~9% to GE’s total consolidated revenue in 2015.

Originally incorporated in 1892, General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified industrials and financial services corporations in the world.

Due to its sheer size and reliance on wholesale funding, GE Capital Corporation has been on the radar of regulators and shareholders in recent years

GE’s 3Q15 earnings carry a special significance. GE is undergoing a transformation to substantially reduce its dependence on the financial services business