When gold was discovered in the California mountains in 1849, Wells and Fargo urged American Express to expand its operations out west.

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In another case, FedEx (Federal Express) chose to expand overseas when its domestic market was saturated.

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Operating as a separate company backed by New York Life and run by Toan, Express Scripts rapidly turned profitable and began to expand, selling its services mostly to employee health plans.

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