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AmEx boosts annual fee on Delta co-brand cards

Bloomberg American Express Co is sweetening rewards and raising the annual fee on many of its co-brand cards with Delta Air Lines Inc after the two renewed their longtime partnership this year. Annual fees on six Delta cards will rise, AmEx said in a statement. Platinum cards for consumers and small businesses will increase to $250 from $195, while Reserve ...

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Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, adding to retail apocalypse

Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest big fashion merchant who couldn’t cope with high rents and heavy competition as the shift to e-commerce cut a swathe through traditional retailers. Court papers filed in Wilmington, Delaware, show Forever 21 has estimated liabilities on a consolidated basis of between $1 billion and $10 billion. The Chapter 11 filing ...

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Trade war foils Thai firm’s spree for chemical-buying

Bloomberg India-born billionaire Aloke Lohia’s global acquisition spree for chemical plants was designed to give Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Pcl more pricing power. But Donald Trump’s trade war has spoiled the party and driven its shares to a record slide. Indorama’s operating margin has hovered around 4 percent to 5 percent the past year, the narrowest since late 2015, as a ...

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