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MasterCard profits boosted by cost cuts

By Saskia Scholtes in New York

Published: November 4 2009 00:38 | Last updated: November 4 2009 00:38

MasterCard, the world’s second-largest payments network, on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit as the company raised its prices and cut costs.

Net income was $452.2m, or $3.45 a diluted share, compared with a loss of $193.6m, or $1.48 a share a year before, that stemmed from the settlement of an antitrust suit, the company said on Tuesday in a statement.

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