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Mastercard Incorporated MA will release earnings results for the second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, July 31.

MA eyes a Q2 earnings beat with strong cross-border volumes and rising demand for services, despite higher costs.

Visa and Mastercard are expected to report higher quarterly profits this week on steady consumer spending, and analysts will scrutinize how demand for travel and discretionary purchases is shaping up in the face of tariff uncertainty.

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There are typically two participants in the stock market, those who enter and end each day on a flat note for their portfolios (meaning no positions) and rely on short-term intraday trading strategies to grow their capital, and then those who are out there hunting for the sort of businesses that will allow for a less volatile path forward for wealth creation. Those who focus on the long-term usually care about two things in their search for their next investment.

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) will issue their next quarterly dividends on August 8, 2025.

In general, Warren Buffett has stayed away from tech companies in Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio. But one big tech trend has expanded well beyond tech companies: artificial intelligence (AI).

Stablecoins offer significant benefits for international transactions, but widespread adoption faces hurdles like convenience, security, and merchant-consumer currency agreements. Between 74% and 90% of stablecoin volume is tied to crypto transactions, and when spent on the real economy, card networks are still used. Stablecoins reduce costs and time in cross-border transactions, a huge addressable market that represents a small percentage of Mastercard's revenues.

Dividend stocks are regaining appeal as interest rates fall, offering higher returns and lower risk compared to non-dividend payers over the long term. Top Kiplinger dividend 'dogs' are projected to deliver 9-20% net gains by July 2026, with average risk 40% below the market. Many high-yield favorites are not 'safer' due to negative free cash flow, so investors should seek price pullbacks or focus on cash-rich, fair-priced stocks.

Warren Buffett is departing as Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO at the end of 2025, but that doesn't mean his stock ideas are, or won't be, worth following. The five stocks below that are in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio look especially promising.