Jul 06
The Middle Kingdom doesn't have its own Karl Malden yet. In TV ads that ran for years, a trenchcoat-clad Malden, who passed away last week at age 97, admonished U.S. consumers not to leave home without American Express traveler's cheques. "Don't leave home without it" became the slogan for Amex cards, too. And over the decades, Americans took it to heart — credit cards are now second only to the housekey in joggers' shoes, they're the first option for paying for birthday gifts, and they'll
