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Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Aug 24, 2026

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday following a massive sell-off in the previous session, driven by a sharp rise in bond yields, while a lack of clarity over the progress in the Middle East kept denting investors' morale.

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Can Visa Direct Give Visa's Growth Story a New Direction?

Visa Direct's 21% transaction growth and expansion into cross-border and stablecoin use cases could reshape V's growth story.

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Mastercard Beats Q2 Earnings on Solid Cross-Border Volume Growth

MA tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as cross-border volume growth, switched transactions and value-added services fuel results.

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Zacks Equity Research

Visa Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Cross-Border Volume Strength

V posts Q3 earnings and revenue beats as cross-border volumes, spending trends and network activity drive double-digit growth.

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Bryan Hayes

Bear of the Day: Strategy (MSTR)

The shift from accumulating Bitcoin to selling it in order to service the capital structure marks a genuine change in the story.

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Rajshree Sipani

Mastercard vs. Affirm: Which Fintech Stock Has More Room to Run?

AFRM's faster growth, lower valuation and higher analyst upside give it the edge over MA in the race to capitalize on digital payments.

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Rajshree Sipani

Visa vs. American Express: Which Payments Giant Is the Better Pick?

V's asset-light model, AI payment initiatives and expanding value-added services strengthen its case over AXP for long-term growth.

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Rajshree Sipani

Can Visa's Stablecoin Platform Accelerate Enterprise Blockchain Use?

V's Stablecoin Platform aims to simplify blockchain payments, helping institutions adopt stablecoins while expanding enterprise use cases.

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Moumita C. Chattopadhyay

Top 3 Crypto & Blockchain Stocks Powering the Future of Finance

Visa, Robinhood and Block are expanding across stablecoin payments, tokenized finance and bitcoin infrastructure as digital adoption broadens.

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Rajshree Sipani

Can Visa Deepen Its Remittance Business Through ACE Partnership?

V is expanding its cross-border payments business with ACE Money Transfer to simplify digital remittances and strengthen global money movement.

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