Internet phone company Skype is bringing live video calls to iPhone and iPad screens in an aggressive bid to cash in on the popular devices and build momentum for its imminent public stock offering. Skype today begins offering a two-way video application for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch — its most significant app for Apple [...]
The average combined debt for bank-issued credit cards — like those with a MasterCard or Visa logo — fell to $4,951 in the three months ended June 30, down more than 13% from $5,719 in the same period a year ago, according to TransUnion. The credit reporting agency said it was the first three-month period [...]
7/28/2010-Visa (NYSE:V) reported fiscal Q3 EPS of $0.97, topping consensus estimates of $0.93. Revenues rose to $2.03 billion, topping consensus estimates of $1.97 billion. Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended June 30, 2010 totaled 11.7 billion, were a positive 14% increase over the prior year. Visa reaffirmed [...]
The Bank of New York Mellon on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit more than tripled, boosted by the acquistion of an investment management firm and a steep drop in poorly performing loans. For the three months ended June 30, the trust bank reported net income applicable to common shareholders of $658 million, or 54 cents [...]
Samsung Electronics, the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group, announced that it is expecting rise in operating profit in the 2Q this year. Headquartered in Suwon, South Korea, Samsung Electronics, said that it is anticipating to post operating profit between 4.8 to 5.2 trillion Korean won for the three months ended June 30, much higher [...]