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

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

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 delivers Christmas early for shareholders with a stock buyback and boosted dividend. Discovery Communications eyes acquiring Scripps Network . Costco misses on earnings, but that's not the number to watch. And Joy Global 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.

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