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The Bay Area’s robust technology sector has helped to prop up a potentially sagging office real estate market, among other parts of California’s economy. But can the strength of tech continue to keep the market in good health? Tom Forte, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, addresses the topic, and the possible future of tech, in “Despite Market Whipsaw, Big Tech is Buoying Bay Area Office Market – For Now,” a Bisnow article written by Dean Boerner.Read...

D.A. Davidson Trust Company has hired Adrian Snyder, a highly experienced professional, as Vice President, Trust Officer.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Brad Stewart has joined the firm’s Wealth Management Research team as a Senior Research Analyst to provide analysis of companies and sectors that are important to the firm’s clients.

Economic uncertainties driven by the coronavirus pandemic continue to cloud the view ahead for stock valuations. However, James Ragan, Director of Wealth Management Research for D.A. Davidson, told Reuters that he expects a “light at the end of the tunnel” that could include earnings growth in 2021. Ragan addressed the earnings and stock valuation forecasts in “Wall Street week ahead: Coronavirus uncertainty muddies views on buying opportunities for plunging stocks,” writ...

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Eli Sanders has joined the firm’s Wealth Management Research team as a Senior Research Analyst to continue deepening analysis of companies and sectors that are important to the firm’s clients.

Bank stocks have been hit particularly hard during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. However, one opinion article suggests that bank company stocks might be an investment worth considering at this time. David Konrad, the Institutional Research Analyst who covers large-bank companies for D.A. Davidson, suggests that dividends seem to be secure for now and are among reasons that investors may want to look at bank stocks. Konrad addresses the topic in “Opinion: Bank stocks look like barg...

D.A. Davidson continues to monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and is following guidance provided by the CDC, WHO, and state and local governments. Our focus remains the safety of our employees and clients. We have activated our business continuity plan and have a working group in place to ensure minimal interruption to our business operations and client service. In this regard, we have taken the following steps: The firm is implementing remote work and some split shift arrangements in our...

As fewer employees work in offices and corporations move more meetings online, global interest in several technologies for digital meetings has risen significantly. Will meeting online become the new normal? Rishi Jaluria, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, comments on the possibility in “Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak,” a Reuters article written by Akanksha Rana and Arriana McLymore.Read the full article here.

The spread of coronavirus and the effects of related news on the stock markets are taking a toll on technology companies to varying degrees. Which companies might emerge as winners, and which are getting hit the hardest? Institutional Research Analyst Tom Forte, who cover tech stocks for D.A. Davidson, discusses the discrete impacts on different companies in a video interview with Yahoo! Finance.Watch the full video here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that it has served as exclusive financial advisor to The Maids International, LLC, a leading franchisor of residential cleaning services under the nationally recognized brand “The Maids,” in its sale to Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), a publicly traded business development company.