American Express

Short-Selling Ban List Expands To Include GM, GE, Others

MarketWatch, Detroit News | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business


The SEC has added more companies to the list of 799 companies that cannot be short-sold temporarily. Included are the following firms, according to Ma...

Fortune, American Express Deny Keith Kelly Report That American Express Has Final Say Over Fortune Small Business Copy

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media


Update: A spokesperson for the Fortune Money Group has denied Keith Kelly's report that American Express will get final say over the editorial content...

Back When ...

James Berman | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business


James Berman

It makes more sense to invest for the probability that the world will outlive this collapse -- as surely as it did all others in history -- instead of for the remote possibility that the apocalypse is finally upon us.

A Small Window

James Berman | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business


James Berman

There are only a few moments in an investment lifetime where there is fear so thick and the pricing so low that great riches await those willing to bear the risk of buying. This is one of those times.

How The Press Failed Readers On The Changing Credit Card Industry

Columbia Journalism Review | Dean Starkman | Posted 03.13.2008 | Media


One of the paradoxes of the business press is that while everyone should read it, since we all live in the economy, not everyone does. In fact, most p...

Horrible Banking Experiences: Credit and Banking Laws Need to Be Changed

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business


Michael Russnow

It is time for our representatives in Washington to pass a law that puts the responsibility on those who accept credit cards to make certain that the card holder is the person in whose name it is issued.

Visa IPO Could Be Largest in US History

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 02.25.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Stocks are shaky, credit is tight, the economy may be tipping into a recession. Not the best of times to be going to the markets for ...

Profit Falls 42% At Capital One

Bloomberg | Posted 01.24.2008 | Business


The Capital One Financial Corporation, the credit card issuer, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit fell 42 percent as more borrowers failed to r...

AmEx Runs "30 Rock"-Themed Commercials During Episodes

Reuters | Gail Schiller | Posted 12.14.2007 | Business


Figuring out where "30 Rock" ends and commercials begin requires a sharp eye thanks to American Express. Recent episodes of the NBC series have been ...

Visa To Pay Amex $2.1 Bil To Settle Suit

AP | Michael Liedtke | Posted 11.08.2007 | Business


Visa Inc. will pay American Express Co. up to $2.25 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging Visa illegally stifled competition to protect its position as...