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The success of Amazon.com's international sales efforts has also helped spur the trend of online retailers expanding globally. During its latest earnings announcement in late October, Amazon.com said that its North American sales had grown 15 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2003. Meanwhile, sales for the company's British, German, French, Japanese and Chinese sites were up 52 percent in the quarter compared to the same period a year earlier.

Credit First Service Union (AXcess News) New York - American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) reported a 23 percent gain in earnings for the third quarter,or $865 million,compared to$702 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.69, up 25 percent from $0.55 a year ago.

2003, the research found. Specifically, in those two years, it did not report limits to Equifax and Experian in about 80 percent of the cases, and did not report to Trans Union about 65 percent of the time. (Some types of American Express cards don't have credit limits like other revolving accounts.) In 2004, Amex credit limits were missing from 28 percent of the Trans Union accounts and 38 percent of the Experian accounts. But they were absent from 91 percent of the Equifax accounts, the research found.

Card Credit Mobile Service During the quarterAmerican Express Co. completed the spin-off of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and the sale of its tax and business services unit. Net income for the quarter, which includes those businesses as discontinued operations, totaled $1.0 billion, up 17 percent from $879 million a year ago. Earnings per share on a diluted basis rose to $0.82, up 19 percent from $0.69.

Prices are down and sales are up on electronic gadgets that once were the domain of the wealthy and the geeky. Prices are down and sales are up on electronic gadgets that once were the domain of the wealthy and the geeky. Retailer Best Buy Co. this week credited digital televisions, MP3 players, video games, digital cameras and notebook computers for a 49 percent jump in earnings during the fiscal first quarter, compared with a year ago. Were it not for an accounting change, the increase would have shown on the books as 85 percent.

Card Credit Discover Service The company's reported return on equity was 24.2 percent, up from 21.5 percent a year ago.

Hair care, Culver Co. quarter profit rose nearly 16 percent thanks to the retail launch of its Nexxus brand and strong sales of its Tresemme hair care items.

Credit Public Service Union Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and chief executive said the sale of those business units have allowed American Express to concentrate on its global payments business.

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Card Credit Processing Service "Total spending on American Express cards grew 18 percent, reflecting a double digit rise in average cardmember spending and the addition of 5.7 million cards during the last year. We continued to outpace our major competitors with strong spending increases among our consumer, small business and corporate cardmembers globally. The quarter also reflected a deepening of our relationships with bank partners issuing American Express cards in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, overall credit quality and our reserve levels remained strong," said Chenault.

Center Credit Service Union American Express outlined that the quarter's income from continuing operations included three significant items. A tax benefit of $105 million related to the resolution of a prior year tax item enabled the Company to accelerate various reengineering initiatives, primarily in business travel, finance and technology functions, and international operations. These initiatives resulted in $86 million ($56 million after-tax) in reengineering costs. The quarter also included a provision for losses and benefits of $49 million to cover costs associated with Hurricane Katrina.

Card Credit Service Wireless The company also said that net finance charge revenue increased 16 percent, driven by growth in average cardmember loan balances and a higher yield. Similarly, securitization income rose 20 percent, primarily reflecting a higher level of securitized loans.

American Express shares closed Monday at $49.54, up $2.39, or 5 percent, reflecting investor approval of its third quarter results.