(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 23 apr - The US financial services group American Express said that in the first quarter diluted earnings per share rose 18% to 4.28 dollars.

Total revenue, net of interest expense, grew 11% to 18.907 billion dollars. Currency-adjusted revenue grew 10%.

The company reaffirmed its full year guidance of 9-10%.

revenue growth and EPS of 17.30-17.90 dollars.

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