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...The letter was organised by Ken Chenault, former chief executive of American Express, and Ken Frazier, outgoing chief executive of Merck....
...In March, Berkshire said Ken Chenault, the first black executive to lead American Express, would join its board....
...John Hecht, consumer finance analyst at the investment bank Jefferies, said: “Retailers have become really aggressive at pushing back.”...
...“Rewards costs remain elevated,” said John Hecht, analyst at Jefferies....
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...Commerce: Rebecca Blank has been acting commerce secretary since John Bryson resigned last year after suffering seizures that caused him to have back-to-back car crashes....
...Tuesday with union officials and on Wednesday with a large group of blue-chip corporate leaders, including Jeff Immelt, chief executive of General Electric; Alan Mulally, chief executive of Ford; Kenneth Chenault...
...Those expected to attend include Mike Duke, the chief executive of Walmart, Alan Mulally of Ford and Kenneth Chenault of American Express....
...Possible names are Laurence Fink, chairman of BlackRock; Roger Altman of Evercore Partners; or a chief executive such as Kenneth Chenault of American Express and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg....
...John Donahoe, chief executive officer at eBay, is a former Bain consultant, as is Kenneth Chenault, chairman and chief executive of American Express....
...The conference was partly conceived by her boss, John Rogers, who founded Ariel....
...He spoke ahead of a ceremony held by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he received the John Wooden Global Leadership award – named after the legendary basketball coach, who guided the UCLA team...
...John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media, shared Mr Murdoch’s skepticism. “I don’t know if it’s monetizable,” Mr Malone said of Twitter....
...Others attending the meeting included Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, John Mack of Morgan Stanley, Ken Chenault of American Express, and Rick Waddell of Northern Trust....
...Some senior Wall Street bankers believe Citi’s best option might be to do a deal with another company to get their chief executive, such as Ken Chenault at American Express....
...Speaking for the majority, chief justice John Roberts said: “Government action dividing people by race is inherently suspect.”...
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