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JPMorgan Chase & Co. operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM).
JPMorgan Chase-and-Co stock opened the day at $243.23 after a previous close of $240.78. The latest price was $244.76 (25-minute delay). JPMorgan Chase-and-Co is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD162.1 billion and employs 316,043 staff.
Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.
Visa IncClass A stock opened the day at $307.30 after a previous close of $307.39. The latest price was $309.90 (25-minute delay). Visa IncClass A is listed on the NYSE and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$35.9 billion.
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards.
Mastercard stock opened the day at $513.23 after a previous close of $512.54. The latest price was $515.10 (25-minute delay). Mastercard is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$27.2 billion and employs 33,400 staff.
Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. It operates in four segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking, and Global Markets. The Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products; credit and debit cards; residential mortgages, and home equity loans; and direct and indirect loans, such as automotive, recreational vehicle, and consumer personal loans.
Bank of America stock opened the day at $46.39 after a previous close of $46.06. The latest price was $46.46 (25-minute delay). Bank of America is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$94.6 billion and employs 213,000 staff.
Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The Consumer Banking and Lending segment offers diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses.
Wells Fargo-and-Company stock opened the day at $73.94 after a previous close of $73.58. The latest price was $74.83 (25-minute delay). Wells Fargo-and-Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$77.9 billion and employs 220,167 staff.
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