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		<title><![CDATA[Growth in Credit Card Usage in India and China]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Hunkar submits:  Unlike in the Western countries, people in Asian countries still use cash for most transactions. However credit card usage is slowly increasing. With about 50% of the global population, Asia holds plenty of potential for credit card growth. MasterCard MA and Visa V accounted for 90%...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MasterCard Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Julio Quinteros  with Goldman Sachs. Julio Quinteros  - Goldman Sachs I guess just let me start off real quickly with the severance charges, some new severance charges into the fourth quarter. Any thoughts, Martina,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MasterCard Q3: Substantially Beats on Pricing and Costs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   MasterCard Incorporated MA reported third quarter 2009 net income applicable to common shareholders excluding special items of $456.0 million or $3.48 per share, compared to $322.0 million or $2.46 per share in the prior-year quarter. Results were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.93....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:07:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: MasterCard]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard MA is expected to report Q3 earnings Tuesday, November 3 before  market open with a conference call scheduled for 9 am ET.  Guidance Analysts are looking  for EPS of $2.94 on revenue of $1.35B. The consensus range is $2.60-$3.12 for  EPS, and $1.30B-$1.40B for revenue,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:40:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Facebook trials mobile payments]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Facebook is trialling mobile payments for the first time, in the latest sign that the social network is increasingly focusing on virtual payments, alongside advertising, in its efforts to reach profitability.          Under the trial, which Facebook describes as a ?very...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:43:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MasterCard Weathers the Economic Storm]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc. MA may not be in the most attractive industry &#8211; the financial services industry &#8211; but its unique business remains resilient amid the economic turmoil. The company beat Wall Street expectations when it announced a 26% increase in sequential net income in the second quarter, while continuing to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:19:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Cards Cause Recent Drop in Consumer Credit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US consumer credit continues to fall, showing a reduction for a fifth straight month. From CNN:   Total consumer borrowing sank a seasonally adjusted $10.3 billion, or 4.9%, to $2.503 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. The report measures how much debt consumers have outstanding. by Walter Kurtz]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:21:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc. MA   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   July 30, 2009; 9:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:13:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of Craig Maurer of CLSA. Craig Maurer - CLSA Good morning. My first question is surrounding your willingness to acquire local merchant acquiring quite possibly in the SEPA territory to facilitate much of that conversion and to possibly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:13:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: MasterCard]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard MA is expected to report Q2 earnings Thursday, July 30 before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 9 am ET.  Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $2.42 on revenue of $1.25B. The consensus range is $2.20-$2.67 for EPS, and $1.2B-$1.32B for revenue, according to...]]></description>
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