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The market opened under a bit of pressure, after the most recent inflation report sparked concerns about the economy. But inflation is a lagging indicator, and with economic growth slowing around the globe, and energy prices coming down well off their highs, it is likely that inflation has peaked for the time being.As this realization set in, the market has bounced back, and the Nasdaq is up ne...
Samuel Johnson, the 18th-century lexicographer and essayist, once said that the prospect of an impending execution does wonders to focus the mind. Some scholars have long held a similar view about debt. Various academic studies over the years have found that highly leveraged acquisitions turn out better for the acquiring company’s shareholders, and they often credit [...]
Tech Opportunities Closer to Ground Greetings once again. I hope you’re having a good week. There are just a few things I’d like to deal with today. One is the persistent pessimism I’m seeing in both the media and the polls. I just looked at Gallup’s daily numbers, and the phenomenon is clear. More than three-quarters of Americans believe we are in some sort of recession. 40% believe their stan...
Wells Fargo has reached a deal to buy Dallas-based Century Bancshares in an all-stock transaction. Century, which is privately held, has $1.4 billion in assets and operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, and Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Arkansas Business Online reported that the price tag was around $170 million. Go [...]
If a company's going to do something, why do it halfheartedly?
Century Bancshares has 32 bank branches in Dallas-Fort Worth and Texarkana.
In a word: wow.
Rob Curran reports: <img src="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/it_pj-checkup03182005141516.gif" alt="pill" /align="right"/> If Herman Melville were around today, he might be working for Pequod, or maybe White Whale Fund Management in Greenwich, Conn., shorting the hell out of oil stocks and making gung-ho bets on biotech stocks. Market participants say stock and commodity markets ...
The Dangers Of Overreacting To The Current Economic Environment: Whole Foods Market (WFMI) And Tween Brands (TWB)
Wed, Aug 13, 4:54 AM ET
Subprime lenders like New Century Financial, Novastar, and, to a large extent, Countrywide Financial, learned a hard lesson in the dangers of operating businesses as though the then-current good economic times would last forever. Now the economy has taken a turn for the worse, and companies are struggling to react to new realities. Whole Foods Market (WFMI) is trying to convince shoppers that i...