Western Union (NYSE:WU) reported quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.43 by 4.41 percent. This is a 12.5 percent increase over earnings of $0.40 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.008 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.045 billion by 3.52 percent. This is a 4.73 percent decrease over sales of $1.058 billion the same period last year.