Read more American Express stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5768/american-express.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:02:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74659/salvation-army-takes-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Salvation Army's red kettles that collect holiday donations—a symbol for over 100 years—are getting an update. Numerous sites across the country will take credit cards this year as part of a pilot program dubbed "cashless kettles." Earlier tests suggest that the program has promise: in Dallas-Fort Worth...http://www.newser.com/story/74659/salvation-army-takes-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72048/dow-climbs-96-to-new-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rallied today on expectations for this week’s earnings reports, with the Dow rising 96.28 points to hit a new 2009 high of 10,092.19. Caterpillar, which reports tomorrow, gained 6.5% after saying it would raise prices. American Express, which reports Thursday, gained 2.6%. Traders were...http://www.newser.com/story/72048/dow-climbs-96-to-new-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70336/dow-off-42-wrapping-up-down-week-for-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today after reports of a smaller-than-expected rise in new home sales and a drop in orders for durable goods over the last month. Blue chips Alcoa, Amex, and Wal-Mart all fell at least 2%, and RIM dropped 17.1% after issuing a disappointing earnings forecast. The Dow dropped...http://www.newser.com/story/70336/dow-off-42-wrapping-up-down-week-for-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 15:27:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69945/dow-down-41-tech-rises-banks-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStock indices finished mixed today after the markets reached what most traders saw as a slight pause in a very strong September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Financials led declines: AmEx fell 2.9%, while Bank of America lost 1.8%. Google rose 1.1% after Citigroup analysts boosted their...http://www.newser.com/story/69945/dow-down-41-tech-rises-banks-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:13:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69578/dow-up-108-to-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rallied today, with all three major indices hitting their highest levels of the year, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE surged 5.69%, AmEx 3.06%, and BofA 2.80% on good data: Industrial production gained 0.8% in August, and the Labor Department’s consumer-price index rose 0.4%....http://www.newser.com/story/69578/dow-up-108-to-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 15:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Warren Buffett had a bad financial crisis: The Omaha sage personally lost $25 billion in 2008, enough to put him behind Bill Gates on the worldwide rich list. But while many investors hunkered down as markets tanked, Buffett recalibrated, pouring billions into companies—Goldman Sachs, GE, BofA, Amex—that...http://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 6:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68198/us-reaps-profit-as-banks-pay-back-tarp-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the government spent some $240 billion last year to help avert financial disaster, the idea of making a profit from the TARP funds invested in teetering banks looked like a long shot. Now, however, profits from eight banks who’ve paid back the cash have totaled some $4 billion, or...http://www.newser.com/story/68198/us-reaps-profit-as-banks-pay-back-tarp-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 7:38:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64213/era-of-celeb-endorsers-is-dying-along-with-celebs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere was a time viewers couldn't turn on the TV without seeing the King of Pop opening a Pepsi or hearing Karl Malden warning everyone not to leave home without an American Express card. But the recent death of mega sellers like Jackson, Malden, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon signals...http://www.newser.com/story/64213/era-of-celeb-endorsers-is-dying-along-with-celebs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 1:43:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63334/karl-malden-oscar-winner-and-amex-face-dead-at-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKarl Malden—the Oscar-winner who later famously reminded travelers not to leave home without their American Express traveler’s checks—died today at 97 of natural causes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former steel worker played supporting roles in 50 films during the 1950s and ‘60s, winning an Oscar for...http://www.newser.com/story/63334/karl-malden-oscar-winner-and-amex-face-dead-at-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 15:09:49 CDT