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Reflecting the growing rebound of the U.S. housing market, Milwaukee-based MGIC Investment Corp. reported its first quarterly profit since 2010.

The Marcus Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net earnings of $3.5 million, or 13 cents per share, down from $6.7 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Harley-Davidson Inc. reported second quarter net income of $271.7 million, or $1.21 per share, up from $247.3 million, or $1.21 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Springfield, Mo.-based logistics firm Marisol International LLC for a total purchase price of $66 million, plus an earn-out capped at $2.5 million.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the equity of Tower Light Srl and its wholly-owned subsidiaries from European private equity fund Ambienta I and a group of minority-share investors.

Beloit-based building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of American Wholesale Building Supply Co., a distributor of siding and windows with a single location in Nashville, Tenn.

Robert F. Wolf has been named chief credit officer at Spring Bank. He joined the bank as vice president-administration...

Daniel L. Kaminski has been named executive vice president and head of Johnson Bank’s Wealth line of business.

In its second quarter as a publicly traded company, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. reported earnings of $5.7 million, or $0.38 per share, up from $3 million or $0.19 per share in the first quarter.

Bruce Bittles, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. chief investment strategist, wrote in his market notes yesterday that he expects the stock market to continue its rally into late August.