American Express reported quarterly earnings that were in line with Wall Street's forecasts, but its revenue came in just shy estimates on Wednesday.
Following the earnings announcement, the credit-card company's shares (AXP) fell slightly in after-hours trading.
The company reported its earnings rose to $1.09 a share in the third quarter from $1.03 per share in the year-earlier period.
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Revenue increased 4 percent to $7.86 billion from $7.57 billion a year ago.
Analysts had expected American Express to post earnings of $1.09 a share on $7.90 billion in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
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