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Area businesses expect soft landing
Area businesses are expecting a soft landing during the second half of 2007, according to the third quarter business...
Hoping for a Soft Landing
Stifled by an icy housing market, a record trade deficit, soaring national debt, over-stretched consumers, high energy costs and a prolonged war in Iraq, the U.S. economy is slowing down.
The key question remains: will it be a hard landing or a soft landing?
The key question remains: will it be a hard landing or a soft landing?
Manufacturers lead surge among local stocks
Mirroring the rise of the broader stock market, the BizTimes Stock Index soared to an all-time high of 200.4...
Housing recession is dragging the economy down
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the monetary policy arm of the Federal Reserve, has communicated that it is...
Headlines don’t spook this bull
As has been the case for quite some time, worst-case economic and market scenariosdominate the headlines. If the stock...
Wisconsin must invest in renewable energy
The move away from dependence on foreign oil and towards sustainable domestic sources of energy offers Wisconsin a once-in-a-generation...
M&A still robust
While recent national headlines may have cast doubt on the short-term prospects for several large buyout deals, the mergers...
Making computers green
Going green" is a trend spreading across many industries, as small and mid-sized companies look for ways to reduce...
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Mergers & Acquisitions
AirTran to meet with Midwest board on July 16 The board of directors for Oak Creek-based Midwest Air Group...
Shifting gears
Few Wisconsin-based banks have been hurt by the significant downturn in the sub-prime mortgage market, but almost all have...
Some banks buying back their own stock
Three of the largest banks based in Wisconsin – Associated Ban-Corp., Marshall & Ilsley Corp. and Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin...
Commodity crunch
Manufacturers in southeastern Wisconsin are coping with many pressures, including rising commodity and energy costs, difficulties in finding qualified...