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Boston, Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expert Consumers has published an article that highlights Western Union as the top money transfer app for 2025, delving into its features and advantages. Best Money Transfer App Western Union - a global leader in money transfer services, offering reliable, convenient, and versatile options for sending funds to over 200 countries and territories via its extensive network and user-friendly mobile app Western Union is a financial services leader specializing in cross- ...

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU ) is ranked among the laggards for the fourth consecutive year in 2024 in terms of returns. Its shares are down around 10% year to date due to lower investor confidence in its position inKomal is passionate about finance and the stock market. She enjoys forecasting future market trends using a fundamental and technical approach with a focus on both short- and long-term horizons. She intends to provide unbiased analysis to assist investors in selecting the best investment ...

Western Union (WU) ended the recent trading session at $11.14, demonstrating a -0.45% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.39%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.61%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.32%.Heading into today, shares of the money transfer company had gained 3.04% over the past month, outpacing the Business Services sector's gain of 3% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 3.6% in that time.The investment community will be pay ...

A pair of shareholder-pleasing measures announced after market close Friday were powering the stock of Western Union (WU 4.00%) higher on Monday. Focused on news of a hefty share buyback program announced by the company, investors piled into the stock, boosting its price by 4% on the first trading day of the new week. That was more than good enough to beat the 0.4% rise of the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.38%).Of share buybacks and dividend payoutsWestern Union's board of directors has authorized a $1 billion common st ...

In a bid to boost shareholder value, The Western Union Company’s (WU) board of directors unveiled a buyback program of $1 billion. The program comes without a predetermined expiration date and may be paused, adjusted or terminated at any time without prior notice.Currently, WU has a $1-billion share repurchase program in place that was approved in February 2022 and is set to run through Dec. 31, 2024. During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2024, the company bought back shares worth $177.3 million as part of ...

The Western Union Company (WU) recently opened eight new branded stores in Mexico, making it the first international money transfer company to do so in the country. These owned locations are designed to provide a more direct, high-quality customer experience for individuals sending and receiving money.The locations offer a range of services, including cross-border money transfers to over 200 countries and the ability to send funds to bank accounts, mobile wallets or cash collection. The stores further expan ...

Western Union has launched a media network business that lets companies advertise to its customers via company-owned channels like its website, mobile app and digital-out-of-home (DOOH) screen network as well as through audience extension.These channels enable companies to reach a diverse, multicultural and global audience, the provider of cross-border, cross-currency money movement, payments and digital financial services said in a Monday (Nov. 11) press release.“Our intimate knowledge and long-tenured rel ...

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Investors were clearly unimpressed by the company's third-quarter performance.A fresh quarterly earnings report was the news that affected Western Union's (WU -3.38%) share price on Thursday. Unfortunately, that effect was negative, as investors traded out of the stock to leave it with a more than 3% loss in price. This was on a day when the bellwether S&P 500 index grew, albeit marginally, at a 0.2% pace.Two beats in the third quarterWestern Union's third quarter results actually crossed the wires after ma ...