MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) recently entered into a deal withCitibank Inc. (C) envisaging a 10 years global expansion joint agreement. The deal entails Citibank shifting its consumer proprietary credit card and debit portfolio’s to Master Card this year. Citi is one of the largest issuing partners for MasterCard and the 10 year lockup through this deal will provide a favourable pitch for MasterCard. On Wednesday shares of Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) closed at $86.97. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 13.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 16.70%.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES Inc. (NYSEMKT:NG) will release its first quarter financial results after market close March 31st, 2015. The conference call and webcast, to discuss these results, will take place April 1st, 2015 at 8:00 am PT (11:00 am ET). NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSEMKT:NG) in last trading activity increased 7.04% to close at $3.04. Company weekly performance is -10.06% while its quarterly performance stands at 11.76%. NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSEMKT:NG) is -34.20% away from its 52 week high.
Capgemini and EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) published the results of a survey showing that almost two-thirds (64 per cent) of enterprises believe big data is “changing traditional business boundaries” and “enabling new providers to move into their industry”. Four-fifths (80 per cent) added they were either coping with fresh competition from data-centric startups, or expected to witness this trend in the immediate future. As such, the researchers concluded that mastering big data “is now key not just to success, but also to business survival”. On Wednesday shares of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) closed at $25.72. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 11.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 9.64%.
Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) was upgraded by Charles Stanley to an “accumulate” rating in a research note issued on Friday. Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) institutional ownership stands at 4.20%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $21.65.
The Board of Directors of Monroe Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:MRCC) declared a dividend increase of 3%, bringing its quarterly cash dividend to $0.35 per share, or $1.40 annualized. The first quarter dividend is payable on March 31, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 20, 2015. On last trading day Monroe Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:MRCC) fell -0.40% to close at $14.92. Its volatility for the week is 3.37% while volatility for the month is 2.19%. Monroe Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:MRCC) monthly performance is 0.07%.