For a detailed analysis of the business operations, please read our articles, MasterCard?s Business Overview (Part 1): Assessment And Transaction Fee Income and MasterCard Overview (Part 2): Cross-Border Fees, Other Revenues And Rebates.

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The method of disclosure in numerous separate files makes it a rather time-consuming and tedious business to compile a comprehensive overview across government over a long period, but the material is there.

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For a discussion of what causes an activity to rise to the level of a trade or business, see Part 1 of this overview.

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Here is a brief overview of the performance of the individual business segments and what we think it could mean for the firm going ahead.

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