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Although Apple was the first company to reach $1 trillion in market value, Tom Forte, D.A. Davidson Institutional Research Analyst, believes Amazon may be the company with the most room to grow – and thus could be the first to reach $2 trillion. Forte outlines his reasoning in “Here’s why Amazon may beat Apple to $2 trillion,” by Paul R. La Monica for CNN Money.Read the full article here.

Amazon may not be the first company that comes to mind when thinking of movie theaters. However, D.A. Davidson Institutional Analyst Tom Forte believes that a movie theater chain purchase makes sense for the ecommerce giant. Forte discusses the possibility in “All the Ways It Makes Sense for Amazon to Buy Mark Cuban’s Landmark Theaters,” an Inc. magazine article by Guadalupe Gonzalez.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced that it served as financial advisor to Urban Armor Gear, LLC (UAG), a brand leader in rugged protective cases for mobile devices, in its sale to Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (HKW).

When measuring your investing progress, it’s important to select the right benchmark. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management for D.A. Davidson, offers perspective on choosing an appropriate benchmark for your situation in “Stop Using the Wrong Benchmark for Your Investments,” a U.S. News & World Report article by Coryanne Hicks.Read the full article here.

Overstock is known as an online retailer but is investing heavily in blockchain technology. Tom Forte, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, discusses the strategy in “Remember Overstock? It’s basically a crypto company now,” a CNNtech article by Paul La Monica.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced that it has served as exclusive financial advisor to Community Bank in its merger with CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF).

Getting the timing right for taking Social Security benefits can be challenging. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management for D.A. Davidson, offers tips to help you determine your claiming strategy in “Three times you should claim Social Security early,” a CNBC.com article by Jill Cornfield.Read the full article here.

ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ: ZAGG) and BRAVEN Audio have announced the acquisition of BRAVEN from Incipio Group.

The era when everyone wanted an iPhone may be over, some experts say. D.A. Davidson Institutional Analyst Tom Forte discusses whether Apple is losing its hold over the phone market in “Has Apple Lost its Cool Factor? It Might Not Matter,” an article by Annie Gaus for TheStreet.com.Read the full article here.

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it has agreed to acquire Skagit Bancorp, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $191.1 million.