American Express : Reports Full Year 2016 EPS Within Guidance Range; Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.88 Reflects Solid Loan Growth and Card Member Spending Along with Higher Investment Levels; Revenue Performance Improves Sequentially; Company Expects 2017 EPS of $5.60 to $5.80

American Express Company specializes in issuing and marketing payment cards primarily for travel (hotel, ticket, restaurant payments, etc.). Income breaks down by activity as follows: - sale of means of payment to consumers (52.8%): traveler's checks, credit cards, prepaid cards. The group also offers banking services (private banking and business banking), travel brokerage and magazine publishing; - sale of means of payment to small and big corporates (27.2%); - management of partner networks (20%): services provided to card payment networks and card distribution networks.