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Dinner in the Sky's the Limit (Torontoist)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Dinner in the Sky —in which American Express, as a kick-off to Summerlicious , foots the bill to suspend groups of twenty-two cardholders and lucky members of the media and public thirty-five metres over Dundas Square while they all eat—is done its stint in Toronto as of a few hours ago; the team is off to Montréal next. Torontoist was among the last to go up today, and we were served what...

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Nothing like a good cuppa when abroad (The Telegraph)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:43:59 GMT

GettyMore than a quarter of Britons claim their holiday would be ruined if they were unable to take tea bags with them, according to a new survey. The research, conducted by the research company YouGov on behalf of American Express Travellers Cheques, found that old habits die hard and people in the West Country demand a brew abroad more than anyone else. Some 40 per cent of people from that...

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PayPal marks successful 10 years online (Today's Tribune-Review)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:42:36 GMT

... most sellers on the site didn't have merchant accounts with credit card companies like Visa or American Express," Thompson said of the online auction site, "and here was PayPal with technology that worked but no demand for it and not making any money." PayPal today has 7,000 employees around the world. It posted revenue of $582 million in the first quarter of 2008, up 32 percent from last...

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Comparing Elitists (Liberal Values)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:58:03 GMT

... make ends meet month-to-month “Cindy McCain charged as much as $500,000 in a single month on one American Express card and $250,000 on another, while one of their two dependent children had an AmEx card with a monthly balance as large as $50,000.” Yes it’s true, one of McCain’s dependent children spent approximately the median annual household income of the United States in a single month...

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Cedarburg's Anvil Pub is inconsistent (JSOnline)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:09:27 GMT

... brunch, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.Prices: Entrees $11-$22.50Payment: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, DiscoverWheelchair access: YesParking: In lotSmoking policy: No smokingReservations: Not takenNoise level: Loud at peak timesDeptolla's Star Ratings**** Extraordinary. Consistently outstanding in all areas, including food, service, atmosphere and value. A first-class dining experience.***...

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Obama's Elitism Problem (AgoraVox)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:41:59 GMT

... make ends meet month-to-month "Cindy McCain charged as much as $500,000 in a single month on one American Express card and $250,000 on another, while one of their two dependent children had an AmEx card with a monthly balance as large as $50,000." Yes it’s true, one of McCain’s dependent children spent approximately the of the United States in a single month and that’s how McCain knows how...

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Warren Buffett Stocks Trading At 52 Week Lows Part 2 (Contrarian Value Investing)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:15:08 GMT

... purchasing the securities before GF was established. From the top of my head…. Moody’s (MCO) American Express (AXP) Coca-Cola (KO) Proctor and Gamble (PG) Disclaimer: I own PG and USB, I sold out of my holding in UNH a week ago.

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Pack the plastic; Alaska Airlines goes cashless (Seattle Times)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:27:03 GMT

Pack your plastic if you plan on buying a cocktail or a meal or watching a digital movie the next time you fly on Alaska Airlines.Starting Aug. 5, the Seattle-based airline will no longer accept cash — only credit and debit cards — for in-flight purchases.Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards will be accepted. Flight attendants will use a hand-held device to process the transactions, one...

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Critical Mass Appoints Jason Theodor Creative Director (PR News Wire )

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT

... Theodor led online branding initiatives for Yahoo!, Dove, General Motors, Rogers, Cisco, American Express, IBM, Mattel, Microsoft, Nestle, Sony, and other Fortune 500 companies. The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) has repeatedly recognized Theodor's work. He received the 2007 CMA Award for Yahoo! Canada's "Dance Dance Monkey" and the 2005 CMA Award for New Media: E-Mail for General Motors...

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Bear market buffeting billionaire, too (Salt Lake Tribune)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:22:23 GMT

... RC Willey and Rocky Mountain Power, also has been hurt by the declines of Wells Fargo & Co., American Express Co. and U.S. Bancorp, three of the company's 10 biggest equity holdings at the end of March. Wells Fargo dropped 18 percent in the second quarter, while American Express and U.S. Bancorp slipped 14 percent. Berkshire shares are in the $120,100 range, down more than 19 percent...

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Good Tips on What to Do If You Lose Your Wallet (Free Money Finance)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

... it's assumed in my family that I'm the bank Costco membership card Driver's license Blue Cash from American Express card Chase Freedom Cash Visa Card That's it. So if I ever lost it, there would be a minimum amount of damage. My wife's purse is another matter completely. I think there are things from the '70s in there (I'm afraid to look), so who knows what we'd lose. I need to ask her to...

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Publicis Groupe agrees to buy Kekst (International Herald Tribune)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:05:54 GMT

In 1978, Kekst and his firm advised McGraw-Hill in resisting a takeover by American Express. In that role, he worked closely with Martin Lipton, a prominent takeover lawyer who continues to have close ties with Kekst. Lipton's firm, Watchtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, often works alongside Kekst & Co. for clients in large, complex or hard-fought deals.

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Get Cash Rebates for Buying Gas With Credit Cards (Consumerism Commentary)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:14 GMT

Every week, cash back credit card deals are decreasing. American Express recently emailed me to let me know that they have lowered the cash back rate on their SimplyCash Business Card from 5% to 3% on gas station purchases. If this is your card, it might be time to seek out another deal. Here [...]

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Credit Card Myths (Free Money Finance)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:29:00 GMT

Here's a piece from MSN Money listing nine credit card myths . Number three caught my attention: Myth No. 3: Merchants may require identification, such as a driver's license, when you pay with a credit card. Merchants' agreements with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover specifically forbid them from requiring identification. Your signature is supposed to be enough. Furthermore, merchants'...

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Dinner in the Sky Takes Summerlicious and Toronto Cuisine to New Heights (AgoraVox)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:24:35 GMT

Summerlicious 2008 couldn't have launched with any more pomp and style than it did today in Toronto. Using a massive industrial crane to hoist up and suspend a 5-tonne, 22-person table over a red-carpeted Yonge-Dundas Square, the American Express sponsored (...)

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What stock are you looking at? Part 1 (Contrarian Value Investing)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:39:27 GMT

... International Group (AIG) - Stay away, I was wrong, management sucks. Firm has lost its culture American Express (AXP)- Trading at historically low valuations; Buffett might be buying Boeing (BA)- Cannot produce a plane Bank of America (BAC)- Again, Buffett might be buying here as he originally started buying at $35? Citigroup (C)- Who knows how much junk is left in the trunk? DuPont (DD)-...

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BluePay Processing, LLC Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating Organization (PR News Wire )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

... Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards. The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure data integrity. More information...

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Good Find: D&G Light Blue (Flairvoyant)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32:49 GMT

... oz. You get free shipping and samples at Sephora and if you link to them after logging into your American Express membership rewards and then go to the Bonus Points Mall, you can earn double points! I love that!

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American Express funds construction of tsunami hit pre-schools in Sri Lanka (Colombo Page)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:20:00 GMT

July 02, Colombo: As part of its continuing tsunami relief initiatives in Sri Lanka, American Express recently opened two new pre-schools constructed at a cost of 2.468 million rupees in Tangalle.

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Stocks Wither at Midday (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (Mike Taylor) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

... Dow component JPMorgan Chase led the index higher, joined by fellow Dow members Citigroup, AIG and American Express. Fear of the sector had dissipated some earlier when UBS and Deutsche Bank said they won't need fresh capital to improve their balance sheets. Shares of both banks have been declining recently on persistent credit crunch-related worries. A Robert W. Baird upgrade to outperform...

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