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The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Bank Bloopers Banking news: Bank stocks have had another awful week. Several banks are at or near their 52-week lows.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	This Week in Banking Many of the nation's banks are still coping with deteriorating balance sheets while the economy seems to be avoiding recession.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has American Express Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners. Unfortunately for AmEx, it appears that the credit card crisis may not be entirely over.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	American Express Turns a Corner Big improvements in credit quality show this company's still got some life it in.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Merchants Win the Credit Card Wars Expect stores to tell you how to pay.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Emil Lee	American Express Grows at a Reasonable Pace AmEx continues along at a solid pace. But is the stock overpriced?
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	MasterCard and the Charging Lawyers The odds are pretty good that you have a MasterCard credit card on you right now. Whether you want to own stock in MasterCard may be a different story, however, with a pair of lawsuits hanging over the company.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Travel Abroad? Get Back Some Money It's time for credit card companies to pay you back. The result of a recent suit was a settlement that could get you some money back if you've paid currency-conversion fees while traveling in a foreign country between 1996 and 2006.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Morgan Housel	AmEx Gets Smacked Two sectors are burning investors especially badly these days: consumer spending and financial services. Unfortunately, American Express is knee-deep in both.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger	2011 Didn't Leave Home Without American Express AmEx isn't letting the financial world pass it by. That's a big part of why AmEx did well in 2011 and why it could keep building on its success in years to come.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Morgan Housel	Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Morgan Housel	MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Real Systemic Risk in Our Economy We all have to change how we think about money.
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The Motley Fool July 3, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Bracing for More Bad News From Banks The earnings forecasts from the financial sector for the second quarter are increasingly pessimistic.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away As a credit card marketer, MasterCard simply sits back and collects its share of fees from financial institutions and transaction processing, and has been riding high, but those days may be over now. Is it time to dump MasterCard?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	American Express Charges Forward Can consumer spending keep fueling double-digit growth? Investors, there is value here.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Neha Chamaria	How the Brand-New Debit Fee Cap Will Affect Investors Visa gives a lower fiscal 2012 outlook after the Federal Reserve's debit card fee cap announcement.
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The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	American Express Isn't Taking Any Chances American Express has become the latest victim of a credit market thrown completely upside down in the past few months.
Bank Systems & Technology November 9, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Visa and American Express Settle Legal Dispute A 2004 anti-trust suit brought against Visa, MasterCard and their member banks has been brought to a close, with Visa agreeing to pay rival American Express in a settlement totaling $2.25 billion.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Emil Lee	Time To Capitalize on Capital One? Shares of the credit card company trade at a compelling valuation.
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The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Morgan Housel	Treading Water at American Express Better than expected, but still really bad, was the word from American Express.
Bank Technology News December 2001 Maria Bruno	Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive...
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Which Big Banks to Buy One of the most successful ways of making money in the market is by buying good companies in essential industries when they're out of favor. Well, banks are certainly out of favor.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	This Week in Banking This week was all about the eagerly anticipated first-quarter earnings for the major banks.
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The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bernstein rolls the dice on MasterCard and Visa.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Morgan Housel	Pink Slips Fly at American Express Credit card giant American Express became the latest financial company to hack off a chunk of its workforce, announcing it will lay off 7,000 workers.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger	How These Banks Could Make More Money Credit card rewards prompt greater spending.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Morgan Housel	Citigroup: The Master of Low Expectations Everything except an asteroid hitting Earth appears to be baked into the stock price this quarter.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	Charge! American Express CEO Ken Chenault is about to launch a huge credit-card war. Backed by an antitrust ruling, he's gunning for Visa and MasterCard. Let the fight begin
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The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has MasterCard Become the Perfect Stock? With an insignificant dividend and a fairly pricey valuation, MasterCard falls short of perfection. But if it can keep making the right moves, the company could easily keep improving in the years to come.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Where's the Consumer Credit Crunch? Housing may be slowing, but borrowing is moving full speed ahead. Last month, figures for both revolving credit, such as credit card debt, and non-revolving debt, like car and student loans, rose.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Emil Lee	American Express Expresses Concern American Express sees some speed bumps in the near horizon, despite a strong quarter. Investors, take note.
InternetNews August 31, 2004 Michael Singer	Calif. Cities Sue Microsoft For Overcharging San Francisco, Los Angeles and a handful of counties file a class action lawsuit seeking separate damages than the state's landmark $1.1 billion settlement.
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The Motley Fool May 20, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	The Tremendous Opportunity in Small Banks Small banks are poised to soar. Here are some picks.
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