http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp?symbol=AXP American Express Company Newsfeed en Wed, 08 May 2013 11:11:50 EDT Wed, 08 May 2013 11:11:50 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57478028&headline=discover-strikes-deal-with-sap-unit-for-business-payments http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57478028&headline=discover-strikes-deal-with-sap-unit-for-business-payments <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> Discover Financial Services (DFS) struck a deal with a unit of German software maker SAP AG (SAP) to process payments made between businesses, the credit-card company's latest effort to expand beyond lending. </p> <p> The Riverwoods, Ill.-based... Wed, 08 May 2013 11:11:50 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57455530&headline=american-express-chief-financial-officer-to-step-down http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57455530&headline=american-express-chief-financial-officer-to-step-down <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Ben Fox Rubin </pre> <p> American Express Co. (AXP) said Chief Financial Officer Daniel Henry plans to step down, and the credit-card company will move forward with plans to find his successor. </p> <p> Mr. Henry, who turns 64 this year, will help in the search for the... Tue, 07 May 2013 09:56:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57455497&headline=mastercard-ceo-china-opportunities-will-hinge-on-regulators http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57455497&headline=mastercard-ceo-china-opportunities-will-hinge-on-regulators <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> MasterCard Inc.'s (MA) top executive Ajay Banga said a ruling last year by the World Trade Organization could spur revenue growth in China but the size of that opportunity remains unclear because of uncertainty over how regulators will comply... Tue, 07 May 2013 09:54:23 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57382452&headline=discover-advances-paypals-in-store-service-as-first-data-holds http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57382452&headline=discover-advances-paypals-in-store-service-as-first-data-holds <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> Discover Financial Services (DFS) is making headway in its efforts to bring eBay Inc.'s (EBAY) online-payments service to physical retailers, even as one of the country's largest merchant processors has opted not to support the service. </p> <p>... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:34:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57375127&headline=chinas-unionpay-payment-network-launches-its-first-card-issued http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57375127&headline=chinas-unionpay-payment-network-launches-its-first-card-issued <div class='newsbody'><p> (This article was originally published Monday.) </p> <p> By Andrew R. Johnson </p> <p> UnionPay, China's state-backed payments network, unveiled its first payment card to be issued directly to U.S. consumers Monday as it advances its global expansion plans. </p> <p> The UnionPay... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:05:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57362033&headline=american-express-shareholder-proposal-fails http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57362033&headline=american-express-shareholder-proposal-fails <div class='newsbody'><p> American Express Co. (AXP) shareholders voted against a proposal calling for the company's chairman to be an independent director at the credit-card company's annual meeting Monday. </p> <p> Investors voted about 664 million shares, or 77% of the shares cast by stockholders... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:30:11 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57361810&headline=american-express-shareholder-proposal-to-separate-chairman-and http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57361810&headline=american-express-shareholder-proposal-to-separate-chairman-and <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> American Express Co. (AXP) shareholders voted against a proposal calling for the company's chairman to be an independent director at the credit-card company's annual meeting Monday. </p> <p> Investors voted about 664 million shares, or 77% of... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:17:19 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57345982&headline=unionpay-to-market-prepaid-card-through-u-s-bank-branches http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57345982&headline=unionpay-to-market-prepaid-card-through-u-s-bank-branches <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> UnionPay, China's state-backed payment network, is aiming for a bigger presence in the U.S. through a new prepaid card it plans to unveil Monday. </p> <p> The product will be sold by banks that have branches in predominantly Asian-American communities... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:22:04 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57343980&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-fall-after-gdp-report-h-p-boosts http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57343980&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-fall-after-gdp-report-h-p-boosts <div class='newsbody'><p> By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks dropped on Friday after a report showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter than expected and a gauge of consumer sentiment declined in April. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:31:37 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57330541&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-after-upbeat-jobs-data-earnings http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57330541&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-after-upbeat-jobs-data-earnings <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks ended up on Thursday, buoyed by corporate-earnings reports and data showing a sharp drop in weekly jobless claims. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index (SPX) a broad measure of the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:31:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57329063&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-as-verizon-leads-blue-chips http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57329063&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-as-verizon-leads-blue-chips <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks pared gains Thursday after a report that Germany's central bank is against a broader easing program for Europe. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index (SPX)--a broad measure of the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:16:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57235384&headline=capital-ones-profit-fell-24-eps-beats-expectations http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57235384&headline=capital-ones-profit-fell-24-eps-beats-expectations <div class='newsbody'><p> --Company earned $1.79 per share compared with estimates of $1.60 per share </p> <p> --Revenue of $5.55 billion missed expectations of $5.58 billion </p> <p> --Net interest margin improved </p> <p> Capital One Financial Corp.'s (COF) first-quarter earnings fell 24%, a year after... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:20:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57228188&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-as-health-care-banks-lose http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57228188&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-as-health-care-banks-lose <div class='newsbody'><p> By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch </p> <p> U.S. stocks quickly cleared opening gains on Thursday as investors reacted to a wave of earnings and data that had jobless claims little changed last week. </p> <p> The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 22 points to 14,595.66, with... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:15:18 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57228097&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-as-earnings-considered http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57228097&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-as-earnings-considered <div class='newsbody'><p> By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch </p> <p> U.S. stocks quickly cleared opening gains on Thursday as investors reacted to a wave of earnings and data that had jobless claims little changed last week. </p> <p> The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 22 points to 14,595.66, with... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:11:35 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57223583&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57223583&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch <div class='newsbody'><p> Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Select Comfort Corp. (SCSS), eBay Inc. (EBAY) and Uni-Pixel Inc. (UNXL). </p> <p> Select Comfort's first-quarter earnings rose 4.7% despite a sales decline as the year-earlier period included... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:48:22 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57216828&headline=american-express-profit-up-1-9 http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57216828&headline=american-express-profit-up-1-9 <div class='newsbody'><p> American Express Co.'s (AXP) first-quarter earnings rose 1.9% as the credit-card company saw an increase in customer card spending, though its provision for losses increased slightly. </p> <p> The credit-card business has performed well in the last two years due in large part... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:50:06 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57216761&headline=american-express-1st-quarter-profit-up-1-9-as-card-spending http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57216761&headline=american-express-1st-quarter-profit-up-1-9-as-card-spending <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> American Express Co.'s (AXP) first-quarter earnings rose 1.9% as the credit-card company saw an increase in customer card spending, though its provision for losses increased slightly. </p> <p> The credit-card business has performed well in the... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:05 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57168631&headline=american-express-promotes-vice-chairman-gilligan-to-president http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57168631&headline=american-express-promotes-vice-chairman-gilligan-to-president <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Andrew R. Johnson </pre> <p> American Express Co. (AXP) said Monday it has promoted vice chairman Edward Gilligan to the role of president, further solidifying his stature as the likely successor to Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault. </p> <p> Mr. Gilligan, 53... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:29:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57152214&headline=market-snapshot-fearless-investors-buy-rally-as-earnings-ramp http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57152214&headline=market-snapshot-fearless-investors-buy-rally-as-earnings-ramp <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- After all the grave concerns of the past 12 months, this is starting to look like a Teflon stock market. </p> <p> Just this past week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) hit three record closes, and... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:20:44 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57144155&headline=week-ahead-1q-earnings-season-week-1-with-banks-tech-seaworld http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AXP&article=57144155&headline=week-ahead-1q-earnings-season-week-1-with-banks-tech-seaworld <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Ben Fox Rubin </pre> <p> The first week of earnings season will start with a slew of major and notable companies, focused especially on the banking and technology sectors. There should be two big-name IPOs debuting, as well. </p> <p> Also, data reports will detail housing... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:58:30 EDT