keywords: amex express reuters record pretax
text: Amex to Record Charge, Cut Jobs  NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AXP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;AXP.N&lt;/A&gt; on Friday  said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up  to \$120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a  restructuring of its business travel unit and the sale of some  overseas banking operations.