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History of American Express: Company timeline & facts

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There was a time in the late 1950s when American Express (AXP) was a house divided. At issue was whether the financial giant should embrace a new product, with one faction defending the company’s traditional travelers' checks business and another pushing aggressively into the future. One of the …

There was a time in the late 1950s when American Express (AXP) was a house divided. At issue was whether the financial giant should embrace a new product, with one faction defending the company’s traditional travelers' checks business and another pushing aggressively into the future. One of the …

There was a time in the late 1950s when American Express (AXP) was a house divided. At issue was whether the financial giant should embrace a new product, with one faction defending the company’s traditional travelers' checks business and another pushing aggressively into the future. One of the …

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