Finance & M&A
What a Nobel Winning Theory Says About National Wealth
For decades, economists have debated a stubborn question. Why does one country grow wealthy while its neighbor, sharing similar geography and climate, stays poor? In...
Small Businesses Are Filing for Bankruptcy in the U.S. at a Startling Pace
Bankruptcy rarely makes headlines unless a household name is involved, but the underlying numbers in 2026 tell a story worth paying attention to on their...
Cannae Holdings Trims its Portfolio, One Legacy Brand at a Time
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”CNNE” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] A century and a half old spice business just changed owners again, and this time the seller is a...
NWPX Infrastructure Turning Pipes and Concrete into Record Profit
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”NWPX” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] Water rarely makes headlines on a business channel, but the companies that move it can tell you a lot...
What a Failed Effectiveness Vote Does to a Small Drug Maker
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”CAPR” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] Few moments in the financial markets arrive as quickly as the ones set off by a government health regulator....
A Small Pennsylvania Bank Turns Cheaper Deposits into Bigger Profit
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”CZFS” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] Small banks rarely draw much attention beyond the towns they serve, yet their quarterly results can offer a clear...
What Companies Do To Regain Nasdaq Compliance When Their Stock Price Drops Below $1
Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule is one of the exchange’s most common continued listing standards, and it is also one of the easiest for investors...
How a Eugene Oregon Based Lender is Navigating Growth and Risk
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”SBKO” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] There is a particular kind of bank that never shows up in the market roundups on the evening news,...
Growth, Dividends and a New Leadership Chapter at First Community Corp.
[stock_market_widget type=”card” template=”basic2″ assets=”FCCO” realtime=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] A community bank in the Midlands of South Carolina is doing something many companies put off until it becomes...
The Quiet Consistency of Adams Funds’ Quarterly Payouts
Baltimore based investment manager Adams Funds oversees two of the oldest closed end funds in the country, and this week both announced new distributions to...
