"Capital One's $35 Billion Acquisition of Discover Sends Financial Stocks Soaring"

Capital One's $35.3 billion deal to acquire Discover Financial could disrupt the payments processing market dominated by Visa and Mastercard, leading to a drop in their stock prices. The acquisition aims to reduce Capital One's reliance on the two major processors and generate significant cost savings. However, the deal is expected to face tough scrutiny from antitrust regulators due to the combined company's dominant position in the credit card industry.