(MENAFN- AFP) American Express Co. said Wednesday it planned to cut its workforce by 4,000 jobs to reduce costs.
Marina Hoffman Norville, a spokeswoman for the US banking group and a leading issuer of credit cards, said it was taking a $313 million charge in its fourth-quarter accounts to cover the severance costs of the layoffs, which amount to about six percent of its global staff.
American Express reported a 15 percent increase in earnings per share, to $1.39, in its fourth quarter, on a seven percent rise in total revenues to $9.1 billion.
"Solid results this quarter reflected the underlying themes that have characterized our performance throughout 2014: higher card member spending, increased loan balances, tight control of operating expenses and a substantial return of capital to shareholders through share repurchases," said Kenneth Chenault, chairman and chief executive.
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