That forced Sears, Roebuck to itself send out Discover Cards to 22 million Sears cardholders, field thousands of salesmen to sign up retailers and install new data lines and payment gear at each point of sale.
JPMorgan resumed its stock repurchase activity at some point in the second quarter, but the bank really put things in high gear in the third quarter of the year.
"When the comic high point of your movie features Steve Martin attempting to break dance while clad in hip-hop gear, you know you are in trouble", BBC News Online's Caroline Westbrook said on Monday.
Some passengers saw the wheel fall as the plane's landing gear retracted just after take off, but "they did not inform the cabin crew at this point", the report said.