NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS ), one of the world’s largest booksellers and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced a limited time free eBook and magazine offer through the NOOK App for Windows 8.1 in France. The perfect way to experience all that NOOK for Windows 8.1 has to offer, customers who download the app will receive free popular books and five free top magazines. Titles include bestselling eBooks Thomas Passe-Mondes, Tomes 1 et 2 by Eric Tassetand L’homme volcan by Malzieu Mathias, along with current issues of top selling magazines ELLE France, Paris Match, Premiere, Public and Le Point. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) net profit margin is -3.60% and weekly performance is 1.31%. On last trading day company shares ended up $16.25. Analysts mean target price for the company is $19.00. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -13.46%.
News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWSA), Rupert Murdoch’s publishing company, is finding its footing as a separate business, with stronger profits from book publishing helping combat the downturn in the ad market. Profit, excluding some items, was 11 cents a share in the fiscal third quarter, surpassing the 3 centsanalysts estimated on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company reported $2.08 billion in revenue for the period, which ended March 31. Analysts projected $2.06 billion. News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) shares fell -1.86% in last trading session and ended the day on $16.87. Its return on assets is -3.80%. News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) quarterly performance is -4.47%.
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and PULSE, a Discover Financial Services (DFS) company, have reached an agreement that will allow financial institutions that issue EMV debit cards that participate in both the MasterCard and PULSE networks to use MasterCard’s common debit solution on those cards. The agreement will help accelerate EMV deployment for the networks’ mutual debit card issuers, merchants and acquirers. Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) shares moved down -1.38% in last trading session and was closed at $73.08, while trading in range of $72.88 – $74.24. Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) year to date (YTD) performance is -12.28%.
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Chief Executive Officer Charles W. Scharf will deliver the main address at the graduation ceremony of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) ended the last trading day at $207.45. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.03% and price to cash ratio as 29.51. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) showed a negative weekly performance of -1.45%.
Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) sales managed to gather momentum in April, although severe weather disruptions had a telling effect on its sales earlier this year. The department retailer’s April sales were driven by demand for summer wear as weather began to improve in the northern climatic zones. Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) net profit margin is 5.30% and weekly performance is 1.95%. On last trading day company shares ended up $57.06. Analysts mean target price for the company is $62.44. Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.58%.