About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: Pony Express, Bank of North America, Leland Stanford, American Express, Wachovia, History of Wells Fargo, Jacob Schiff, Butterfield Overland Mail, Norwest, First Union Corporation, Golden West Financial, Bache & Co., Overland Trail, Benjamin Pierce Cheney, Loomis, Henry Wells, SouthTrust, Donald Rice, Paul Warburg, CoreStates Financial Corporation, Lloyd Tevis, Evergreen Investments, Edwin B. Morgan, First Interstate Bancorp, Abraham Klauber, A. G. Edwards, Richard Kovacevich, Ashbel Holmes Barney, Danford N. Barney, William Fargo, Frederick Douglas Underwood, Pamlico Capital, Carl E. Reichardt, Prudential Securities, John J. Valentine, Benjamin Pierce Cheney, Jr., Crocker National Bank, Richard D. McCormick, List of Wells Fargo directors, Paul Hazen, Oakleigh Thorne, John A. Young, John S. Chen, Robert L. Joss, Cynthia H. Milligan, Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Susan E. Engel, Garden State National Bank, National Bank of Alaska, Stephen Sanger, Michael W. Wright, First Security Corporation, John Warren Butterfield, Wells Fargo Advisors, Susan G. Swenson, Nicholas G. Moore, Philip J. Quigley, Halsey, Stuart & Co., ABD Insurance & Financial, Judith M. Runstad. Excerpt: American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US, the highest of any card issuer. BusinessWeek and Interbrand ranked American Express as the 22nd most valuable brand in the world, estimating the brand to be worth US$14.97 bill...
