Weight Watchers Stock Gets Fat after NYSE, AXP Deals

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Weight Watchers (WTW) rose 8.4% today after announcing deals with NYSE Euronext (NYX) and America Express (AXP) that will allow employees of those companies to sign up for the program and have all or part of it paid for by their employer. AmEx will pay 100% of the cost and NYSE will pay 50%.

The release announcing the deals actually came out on Jan. 3, but the stock has maintained momentum for the last couple of days, rising 7.1%.



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