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There's obviously no such thing as a perfect stock for all investors. But in this clip, Fool.com contributors Tyler Crowe and Matt Frankel, CFP®, discuss why payments giant Visa (NYSE: V) checks a

Digital payments is a hot industry. Even as e-commerce, which requires digital payments, is decelerating as a portion of total retail sales, consumers continue to use digital means at physical

Stocks have gone on a tear in recent months, with growth shares leading the way. Since the start of 2023, the S&P 500 index is up 14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has risen nearly 38%. The

Investing in the stock market, while made out to be complicated and intimidating, can be a simple exercise. The best course of action is to find quality businesses with competitive advantages. And

Sometimes it can pay to own early-stage stocks with extremely high growth potential. Being early into stocks like Tesla or Amazon can create life-changing wealth for your portfolio, turning $1,000

In its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended March 31), Visa (NYSE: V) posted revenue of $8 billion and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.03, both of which exceeded Wall Street analyst estimates.

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian looks at Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Visa's (NYSE: V) near- and longer-term prospects to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy.

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been quite the express to wealth in recent times. Over the past three years alone, the stock's price has risen by 76%, a rate that tops the S&P 500 index's 45% gain

While high-yield dividend stocks may attract outsized attention from investors, companies paying well-funded and growing, albeit smaller, dividends tend to outperform the market and their peers over

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by Warren Buffett, holds numerous stocks in its enormous investment portfolio. The third largest holding, American Express (NYSE: AXP), has been a choice

Over the past decade, Visa (NYSE: V) shares have soared 404%, easily beating both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index during the same time. Steadily rising revenue and profits will definitely

Whether a recession is coming or not (and the U.S. Federal Reserve thinks it is), buying shares of companies that can survive any economic environment is obviously an excellent idea. Since investors

Visa (NYSE: V) is a clear leader in the card payments industry. In the fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended March 31), it processed a jaw-dropping $3 trillion in total payment volume (TPV), putting it

With consistent double-digit revenue growth and an adjusted operating margin of 58% in the first quarter, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has proven to be a superb and extremely profitable business. Along

Although established a lifetime ago in 1966, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is far from an outdated credit card company. On the contrary, it stands out among the world's most advanced financial technology

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Shares of financial powerhouse Visa (NYSE: V) slipped 1.8% in noonday trading ET on Wednesday, after releasing data on its transactions and payments volume in the U.S. yesterday.  

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Led by some of the best companies on the planet, the Nasdaq Composite has created significant wealth in recent years: A $10,000 investment in the benchmark made 10 years ago would now be worth

It's been a tough year for American Express (NYSE: AXP) investors. While the S&P 500 has gained more than 8% since the end of 2022, shares of the credit card company are up an anemic 2.3% thanks to

We aren't quite halfway through 2023, and the stock market is as dynamic as ever. Interest rates, inflation, and a looming recession are making headlines, but so should technology, performance

Fintech, as an investment category, has been climbing again after plummeting at the beginning of the bear market. It epitomized the cutting-edge technology and astronomical valuations that marked

Technology stocks get a reputation as high-flying, high-risk bold investments, but that's not always true. Plenty of technology companies with dependable, steady business models pump out cash that

If you're buying a dividend stock that's trading near its low for the year, it stands to reason that the yield is also higher than it would normally be. If the stock recovers from those lows, those

As many companies are still facing a difficult operating environment, it's no surprise that investors' minds continue being consumed with the uncertain economic outlook. Inflation is cooling, to be

By now, it's not a secret that economic growth is expected to grind to a halt with high interest rates inhibiting economic activity. This helps to explain why the S&P 500 index remains approximately