Wednesday's Market Movers and Shakers: MasterCard, Scripps, Costco

By Alison Southwick, Taylor Muckerman, and Jason Moser – Dec 11, 2013 at 6:14PM

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Joy Global, Inc.

'Tis the season to be a MasterCard shareholder, and Joy Global delivers some ghastly earnings. Here are four stocks making moves on the market today.

On Wednesday's edition of Investor Beat, host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool analysts Taylor Muckerman and Jason Moser take investors through the biggest stories from the market today.

MasterCard (MA -1.19%) delivers Christmas early for shareholders with a stock buyback and boosted dividend. Discovery Communications (DISCK) eyes acquiring Scripps Network (SNI). Costco (COST -0.55%) misses on earnings, but that's not the number to watch. And Joy Global (JOY) delivers a cringe-worthy earnings report. In this segment from today's Investor Beat, Jason and Taylor talk about the stocks making moves on Wednesday.

Alison Southwick owns shares of Costco Wholesale. Jason Moser owns shares of Walt Disney and Amazon.com. Taylor Muckerman has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends American Express, Discovery Communications, MasterCard, and Scripps Networks Interactive. It recommends and owns shares of Amazon.com, Costco Wholesale, MasterCard, Visa, and Walt Disney. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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