Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meeting of the National Security Council on Monday that was chaired by Reagan, N.S.C. Adviser William Clark agreed with Weinberger and Bush that the U.S. should express some criticism of Israel. When Reagan approved, the N.S.C. decided to defer the formal notification to Congress of U.S. intentions to sell 75 F-16 fighters to Israel. But the slowdown, which has no time limit, will have little impact, since the aircraft are not to be delivered until 1985. To ease the wrist tap even further, the announcement of the deferral was made quietly...
...qualify for regular Visa or MasterCard plastic, a person needs an income of at least $10,000. The standard green American Express plastic calls for an income of about $15,000. The minimum income for the MasterCard prestige card is about $30,000, while Visa's is about $35,000. For an American Express gold card it is approximately...
...annual fee for the gold cards is substantially more than for the regular ones. American Express charges $50 a year for its gold, compared with $35 for the standard green. MasterCard and Visa prices are set by the banks issuing them. The traditional ones are usually about $15, but the upscale ones are at least...
While American Express was first into the status credit market, Visa and MasterCard believe that the wider use of their cards will help them win customers from American Express. Each of those cards is accepted by some 3.5 million businesses, while only about 500,000 merchants take the American Express...
...American Express, meanwhile, is trying to turn its gold card into all-purpose plastic. Last month the company introduced a fitness program that gives cardholders access to more than 100 health clubs around the world. The financial services firm is also using Shearson Loeb Rhoades, its Wall Street subsidiary, to promote the gold cards. Shearson-American Express is now launching a financial management account that combines stock and bond trading, banking and credit card transactions. The price of that service is $100 a year, which is automatically charged to the credit card account...