American Express CEO Ken Chennault held an unscheduled call with analysts today to warn everybody that AmEx’s credit-card partnership with warehouse retailer Costco is going to expire next year.
AmEx shares lost 6.5 percent as a result.
Most interesting factoid of the whole story?
The average Costco customer has an income of $100,000 a year.
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