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MoneyGram Warns of Potential Charity Scams Following Oklahoma Tornadoes

Business Wire (Thu, 7:06AM)
MoneyGram, CUP International Expand Overseas Emergency Cash Service

Business Wire (Tue, 11:29AM)
Western Union Is Ready To Recover
Alpha Hunter • Wed, May 15 • 5 Comments
MoneyGram International's CEO Presents at JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Tue, May 14
Western Union: ROIC Substantially Above Peers And Shares Undervalued
Jon Parepoynt • Tue, May 14 • 4 Comments
MoneyGram Signs Intesa San Paolo Bank in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Business Wire (May 13, 2013)
MoneyGram Announces Participation in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
MoneyGram Announces Participation in the JMP Securities Research Conference

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
MoneyGram International Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
MoneyGram Teams with Lifestyle Expert to Bring Families Closer for Mother’s Day

Business Wire (May 1, 2013)
Ukash and MoneyGram Sign Agreement to Create More Payment Options for Global Money Transfer Customers

Business Wire (Apr 30, 2013)
MoneyGram Launches Money Transfer Service in Liechtenstein

Business Wire (Apr 25, 2013)
Xoom's Operational Worries Nix Our Enthusiasm
IPO Candy • Wed, Apr 24 • 13 Comments
MoneyGram to Transfer to NASDAQ

Business Wire (Apr 23, 2013)
MoneyGram Warns of Potential Charity Scams Following Boston Marathon Bombings

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
MoneyGram to Release First Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
MoneyGram Offers Secondary School Students Free Cricket Lesson with Former England Cricket Captain Alec Stewart

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
MoneyGram Signs Cricket Legend Alec Stewart as Ambassador for the 2nd Year

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
Circle K Renews Exclusive Agreement with MoneyGram; Adds Money Transfer and Bill Payment Services to Suite of Product Offerings

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)

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MoneyGram International's CEO Presents at JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Tue, May 14
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
MoneyGram International's Management Presents at Barclays Emerging Payments Forum (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 19
MoneyGram International's Management Presents at Credit Suisse Global Services Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Mar 11
Moneygram International's CEO Presents at Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Feb 13
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 6
MoneyGram International's Management Presents at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Dec 5, 2012
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Nov 9, 2012
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 26, 2012
MoneyGram International's CEO Presents at 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Tue, May 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
MoneyGram International's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
MoneyGram's CEO Presents at Credit Suisse Global Services Conference Call (Transcript)
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
MoneyGram International's Management Discusses Appointment of Alex Holmes as Chief Financial Officer Conference Call (Transcript)
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
MoneyGram International CEO Presents at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Mar 12, 2012
MoneyGram's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 3, 2012
MoneyGram's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
MoneyGram International CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 29, 2011
MoneyGram International CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 28, 2011
MoneyGram International CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
MoneyGram International CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Sun, Oct 31, 2010

MoneyGram Warns of Potential Charity Scams Following Oklahoma Tornadoes

Business Wire (Thu, 7:06AM)
MoneyGram, CUP International Expand Overseas Emergency Cash Service

Business Wire (Tue, 11:29AM)
MoneyGram Signs Intesa San Paolo Bank in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Business Wire (May 13, 2013)
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MoneyGram Announces Participation in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
MoneyGram Announces Participation in the JMP Securities Research Conference

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
MoneyGram International Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
MoneyGram Teams with Lifestyle Expert to Bring Families Closer for Mother’s Day

Business Wire (May 1, 2013)
Ukash and MoneyGram Sign Agreement to Create More Payment Options for Global Money Transfer Customers

Business Wire (Apr 30, 2013)
MoneyGram Launches Money Transfer Service in Liechtenstein

Business Wire (Apr 25, 2013)
MoneyGram to Transfer to NASDAQ

Business Wire (Apr 23, 2013)
MoneyGram Warns of Potential Charity Scams Following Boston Marathon Bombings

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
MoneyGram to Release First Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
MoneyGram Offers Secondary School Students Free Cricket Lesson with Former England Cricket Captain Alec Stewart

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
MoneyGram Signs Cricket Legend Alec Stewart as Ambassador for the 2nd Year

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
Circle K Renews Exclusive Agreement with MoneyGram; Adds Money Transfer and Bill Payment Services to Suite of Product Offerings

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
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Business Wire (Apr 10, 2013)
MoneyGram and First National Bank Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service in South Africa

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)
MoneyGram, Neal & Massy Open Money Transfer Center in Trinidad

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)
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Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)

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Company Description

MoneyGram International, Inc. (together with our subsidiaries, “MoneyGram,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a leading global payment services company. Our major products include global money transfers, bill payment solutions and money orders. We help people and businesses by providing... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Business Services

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 2, 7:23 AM Moneygram (MGI): Q1 EPS of $0.27 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $340.5M (+7% Y/Y) beats by $. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, May 2, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, February 15, 5:00 PM Xoom (XOOM) IPO buyers can't complain about the company's first day of trading. Shares continued to rally following a sizable pop at the open, and finished the day at $25.49, up 59.3%. Western Union (WU +1.8%) and MoneyGram (MGI +0.8%) may have received a slight boost from the offering. (previous: I, II) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Financials]
Friday, February 15, 10:04 AM Online money transfer service Xoom (XOOM) has priced its IPO at $16, above a prior range of $13-$15. That gives Xoom, which is selling 5.2M new shares and 1.1M on behalf of insiders, a valuation of $509M. The company posted 2012 revenue of $80M (+60% Y/Y) and a net loss of $5.8M. Gross sending volume rose 90% to $3.25B. For reference, incumbents Western Union (WU) and MoneyGram (MGI) respectively had 2012 sales of $5.66B and $1.34B. (S-1) Comment! [Tech]
Wednesday, February 6, 7:08 AM Moneygram (MGI): Q4 EPS of $0.28 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $354.4M (+10% Y/Y) beats by $8.42M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, January 11, 4:18 PM Online international money transfer service Xoom is filing for a $50M IPO under the ticker XOOM. Xoom, which competes most directly with Western Union (WU) and Moneygram (MGI), is stocked with ex-PayPal execs and saw $3.25B worth of gross sending volume in 2012 (up over 3x Y/Y). It generated revenue of $57.8M (+68% Y/Y) over the first 9 months of 2012, and a net loss of $4.4M. Xoom's filing comes at a time when PayPal and Moneygram are drawing closer. (S-1) 1 Comment [Tech]
Friday, November 9, 2012, 7:42 AM MoneyGram (MGI) reaches a settlement with the U.S. government that will end a previously-disclosed criminal probe. The company says it will pay $100M to victims of an alleged fraud with the funds coming from money already set aside during Q2 and Q3 of this year. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, November 9, 2012, 7:16 AM Moneygram International (MGI): Q3 EPS of -$0.77 misses by $-1.04. Revenue of $338.6M (+5.2% Y/Y) misses by $5M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 9:13 AM MoneyGram (MGI) and PayPal (EBAY) sign a deal to that will allow customers to put cash in and take funds out of their PayPal accounts at MoneyGram outlets across the globe. The companies maintain the agreement marks the first time the unbanked will have a way to tap into the e-commerce system. 1 Comment [Consumer, Tech]
Monday, October 1, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: CRDN +43%. FONR +34%. BIOF +19%. VSR +17%. MTG +16%. SNTA +16%. VSNT +15%. PATK +14%. MGI +12%. SFUN +12%.
Top 10 Losers: NC -65%. TYC -49%. GMAN -24%. BYFC -17%. THLD -17%. PPHM -16%. GNI -11%. OCZ -10%. ROSG -10%. CYTX -8%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:26 AM Moneygram (MGI): Q2 EPS of $0.23 in-line. Revenue of $330.1M (+6.5% Y/Y) misses by $2M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 5:14 AM Western Union (WU), MoneyGram (MGI) and other money-transferring firms will next year have to provide more fee disclosure to customers under Dodd-Frank. However, the new rules aren't expected to bring more competition - as per their goal - and a fall the pricey charges. That's partly due to WU's reach, leaving it in position to benefit from the expected growth in its industry. Comment! [Financials, Consumer]
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:56 AM Moneygram International (MGI): Q1 EPS of $0.22 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $318M (+8.2% Y/Y) beats by $4M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Friday, March 30, 2012, 12:50 PM A number of payment processing stocks are getting tossed around after news breaks that Global Payments could be the culprit behind the security breach of credit card data. Decliners: HPY -2.5%, MGI -0.8%, NEWT -1.4%, FLT -0.7%, UEPS -2.0%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, February 3, 2012, 6:22 AM Moneygram International (MGI): Q4 EPS of $0.04 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.21. Revenue of $321.8M (+6.1% Y/Y) misses by $3M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]

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New article: Western Union $WU is Sending Cash Your Way (also $MGI) http://bit.ly/TTRcWZ
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Ryan Mallory
7 Stocks Flying Under The Radar http://bit.ly/MmhYnh KEP KND MGI PVA SKYW TECUA TPC
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sundate36: Ryan -- have you noticed today's activity in PVA? Volume x5 average? Maybe the stock will finally bounce? What's your take on PVA?
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Ryan Mallory: A lot of multi-year support for the stock between 4.08 and 4.20 - might be folks buying the support thinking it will bounce again.
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Long MGI at $3.81
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High-Flying Stocks: 5 Longs & 4 Shorts: AGYS MHLD MGI ENMD ENTG AFFX NR PAET RIGL
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$OPEN $MGI $SODA $CSCO $F $ARMH $WFC $ENER $TIN $PCLN $TLB $IP $SONE $FFIV http://bit.ly/h3Xdgu/
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Long MGI ZLC & SONE Today - here's the trade/chart analysis for each one. http://bit.ly/k2yYbN
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Dr. Kris
Green shoot?: Shares of Moneygram (MGI) gapping up 10% off of recent $2 low. Increase in money transfers mean increase in jobs???
9/27/10
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sundate36: Ryan -- have you noticed today's activity in PVA? Volume x5 average? Maybe the stock will finally bounce? What's your take on PVA?
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