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<description><![CDATA[American Express Business Travel is closing the center there and slashing 46 jobs, according to The Associated Press. It will retain four people in "virtual" positions, and the calls handled in Linton will now go through Phoenix.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[crypt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[crypt]]></source><link>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368820-linton-loses-46-jobs-as-american-express-call-center-closes</link><guid>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368820-linton-loses-46-jobs-as-american-express-call-center-closes</guid><category>business</category><category>amex</category><category>american-express</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>european-union</category><category>plastic</category><category>credit-cards</category><category>platinum</category><category>axp</category><category>usiness</category><category>affluent</category><category>travel-and-leisure</category><category>economic-disaster</category><category>credit-crisis</category><category>sinking-ship</category><category>default-rates</category><category>kenneth-chenault</category><category>black-card</category><category>centurion-card</category><category>international-markets</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:25:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ameriprise posts Q4 loss as revenue falls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Seems to be trend, like it's former owner, American Express.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[crypt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[crypt]]></source><link>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368811-ameriprise-posts-q4-loss-as-revenue-falls</link><guid>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368811-ameriprise-posts-q4-loss-as-revenue-falls</guid><category>business</category><category>amex</category><category>american-express</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>european-union</category><category>plastic</category><category>credit-cards</category><category>platinum</category><category>axp</category><category>affluent</category><category>travel-and-leisure</category><category>economic-disaster</category><category>credit-crisis</category><category>sinking-ship</category><category>default-rates</category><category>kenneth-chenault</category><category>black-card</category><category>centurion-card</category><category>international-markets</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:22:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>American Express is to be avoided at all costs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yes.  The market did fall for their eloquently scripted and painstakingly poised responses (excuses) for the 79% LOSS this quarter.  But then again, the stock market is just PhD-level gambling.

They drank the Kool-Aid and asked for a refill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[crypt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[crypt]]></source><link>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368793-american-express-is-to-be-avoided-at-all-costs</link><guid>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2368793-american-express-is-to-be-avoided-at-all-costs</guid><category>business</category><category>amex</category><category>american-express</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>european-union</category><category>plastic</category><category>credit-cards</category><category>platinum</category><category>axp</category><category>affluent</category><category>travel-and-leisure</category><category>economic-disaster</category><category>credit-crisis</category><category>sinking-ship</category><category>default-rates</category><category>kenneth-chenault</category><category>black-card</category><category>centurion-card</category><category>international-markets</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:18:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>American Express earnings fall 79 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Although Bloomberg spun an entirely different web on AmEx performance, I'll just attribute that to Ken and Michael being buddies.  Easily confirmed by visiting to muckey.com and looking up the relationship!  (CNN Money also reported identically to Yahoo.) ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[crypt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[crypt]]></source><link>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/26/2356928-american-express-earnings-fall-79-percent</link><guid>http://crypt.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/26/2356928-american-express-earnings-fall-79-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>amex</category><category>american-express</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>european-union</category><category>plastic</category><category>credit-cards</category><category>platinum</category><category>axp</category><category>affluent</category><category>travel-and-leisure</category><category>economic-disaster</category><category>credit-crisis</category><category>sinking-ship</category><category>default-rates</category><category>kenneth-chenault</category><category>black-card</category><category>centurion-card</category><category>international-markets</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:51:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New Hotels</title>
<description><![CDATA[Travel + Leisure magazine picks the "It List" top 30 new hotels.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[dietsinreview]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[dietsinreview]]></source><link>http://dietsinreview.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1539044-new-hotels</link><guid>http://dietsinreview.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1539044-new-hotels</guid><category>travel</category><category>hotel</category><category>travel-and-leisure</category><category>best-hotels</category><category>new-hotels</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:57:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>