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Kenneth I. Chenault , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.americanexpress.com

Industry: Finance

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The Company, together with its subsidiaries is a global payments, network and travel company which offers its products and services throughout the world.

Portfolio Articles

Lean for Lehman
Wall Street C.E.O.'s are giving up bonuses.
Jun 27 2008
Card Games
A federal court gives a second chance to claims charging America's biggest banks colluded against credit card customers.
Apr 25 2008
Time for a Turnaround?
American Express beats expectations and raises hopes.
Apr 25 2008
Mad Woman
Shelly Lazarus, longtime C.E.O. of ad giant Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, explains the firm's recent management shuffle, its attempts to land new accounts, and what comes next.
Feb 19 2008
Looking Gift Cards in the Mouth
Why Wal-Mart's sales miss is a bad economic omen.

Feb 07 2008

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News Feeds

Reuters Business Summary Reuters
Jul 22 2008
Ex-con sues AmEx, says it aided search for him AP
Jul 22 2008
American Express shares tumble as 2Q profit falls AP
Jul 22 2008
Widespread earnings woes reflect consumer fears Reuters
Jul 21 2008
American Express profit falls as credit losses rise Reuters
Jul 21 2008
Resort group spent $270,000 lobbying in 1Q AP
Jun 30 2008
Movers roundup: American Express, Weatherford AP
Jun 26 2008
American Express shares tumble to 5-year low AP
Jun 26 2008
American Express sees worsening credit conditions AP
Jun 25 2008
MasterCard to pay $1.8 billion to settle AmEx suit AP
Jun 25 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Let Them Eat Bear
May 13 2008
Learning from Amex
Apr 25 2008
Taking Credit Card Imprints: A Key Skill for Prostitutes
Mar 10 2008

American Express Scales Back
Feb 05 2008
The Past-Due Loan Problem at American Express
Feb 04 2008

Press Releases

American Express Announces the Start of Members Project(R) Calling for Project Ideas That Will Make a Positive Impact Jul-22-2008, 02:21PM EDT
American Express Travel Adds Four of the Industry's Largest, Most Successful Travel Agencies to Its U.S. Representative Network: Corporate Travel Planners, Cruises-N-More, El Sol Travel, Travel on, Ltd. Jul-22-2008, 01:12PM EDT
American Express Reports Second Quarter Earnings Jul-21-2008, 04:17PM EDT
American Express Plans Live Audio Webcasts of the Investor Conference Call Following Second Quarter Financial Results and Semi-Annual Financial Community Meeting Jul-18-2008, 08:34AM EDT
American Express and Starwood Hotels Announce New Hotel Benefit for American Express(R) Gold Card Members Jul-16-2008, 12:07PM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Earnings report (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Jul 24 2008
Overdue credit card bills show rise in June (Boston Globe)

Jul 24 2008
Rapid-Growth Pangs Hit AmEx (The Street)

Jul 23 2008
S&P lowers outlook on American Express to negative (MarketWatch)

Jul 23 2008
American Express outlook revised to negative-S&P (Reuters)

Jul 23 2008
American Express Weakening (iStockAnalyst)

Jul 23 2008
American Express Sees Hope for Travel Demand (Travel Agent Central)

Jul 23 2008
American Express profits fall on higher defaults (Business Standard)

Jul 23 2008
Stocks end higher as crude drops $4 a barrel (Businessweek)

Jul 22 2008
American Express 2Q profit tumbles 38 percent (Miami Herald)

Jul 21 2008

Blogs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.23.08 (Abovethelaw.com)

Jul 23 2008
An Update on Everyone's Favorite Cravath Alum (Abovethelaw.com)

Jul 22 2008
Closing Bell: Market defies cautious earnings (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 22 2008
Moon Over My Money (The Learning Curve by Muckdog)

Jul 22 2008
Take Our Survey, Win $100 (NY Observer - The Real Estate)

Jul 22 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 67,700

Revenue per Employee: $473,869

Top Executives

Judson C. Linville, CEO, Divisional/President, Divisional

Louise M. Parent, Executive VP/General Counsel

Edward P. Gilligan, Vice Chairman/Other Corporate Officer

John D. Hayes, Divisional Executive VP/Other Executive Officer

Daniel T. Henry, CFO/Executive VP

Thomas Schick, Divisional Executive VP

Joan Lordi Amble, Controller/Executive VP

Ashwini Gupta, Chief Risk Officer/Executive VP/President, Divisional

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., President/Other Corporate Officer

L. Kevin Cox, Divisional Executive VP

Stephen Squeri, Executive VP/Chief Information Officer

Board of Directors

Jan Leschly, Director

Ronald A. Williams, Director

Edward P. Gilligan, Vice Chairman/Other Corporate Officer

Richard C. Levin, Director

Daniel F. Akerson, Director

Edward D. Miller, Director

Richard A. McGinn, Director

Steven S. Reinemund, Director

Robert D. Walter, Director

Ursula M. Burns, Director

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Director

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Director

Frank P. Popoff, Director

Peter F. Chernin, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Sales	NA	NA	NA	NA
Gross Operating Profit	8.1 Bil.	8.4 Bil.	2.42 Bil.	2.51 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	8.1 Bil.	8.4 Bil.	2.42 Bil.	2.51 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	8.1 Bil.	8.4 Bil.	2.42 Bil.	2.51 Bil.
Total Net Income	991 Mil.	831 Mil.	1.07 Bil.	1.06 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.86	0.72	0.91	0.9
Diluted EPS, Total	0.84	0.71	0.9	0.88

BALANCE STATEMENT	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Cash and Equivalents	19 Mil.	NA	NA	NA
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Liabilities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Capitalization	12 Mil.	66 Bil.	NA	NA

Cash Flow	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	-12.24 Bil.	-9.21 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	6.32 Bil.	3.21 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	3.38 Bil.	-585 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	NA	NA	NA	NA
Gross Operating Profit	31.56 Bil.	6.56 Bil.	5.17 Bil.	5.82 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	31.56 Bil.	6.56 Bil.	5.17 Bil.	5.82 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	31.56 Bil.	6.56 Bil.	5.17 Bil.	5.82 Bil.
Total Net Income	4.01 Bil.	3.71 Bil.	3.73 Bil.	3.44 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	3.42	3.06	3.03	2.74
Diluted EPS, Total	3.36	2.99	2.97	2.68

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Liabilities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Capitalization	66 Bil.	NA	NA	NA

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-15.22 Bil.	-17.26 Bil.	-11.61 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	6.78 Bil.	6.44 Bil.	6.18 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	830 Mil.	-2.78 Bil.	3.75 Bil.

American Express Company (AXP)

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