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Why would Amazon need to increase its lobbying budget? The move makes sense, says Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson Institutional Research Director, who explains the reasoning in “As Amazon grows, so does its lobbying budget,” a story from Marketplace Radio.Listen to the full story here. 

E-commerce giant Amazon has a role mostly unknown to its customers: serving as a lender to its sellers. Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson’s Institutional Research Director, outlines the benefits in the Marketplace article “Why is Amazon loaning its sellers money?” by Aaron Schrank.Read or listen to the full article here. 

The biggest risk to most investors is more than fear of a market drop; rather, it is about not having cash when you really need it. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of D.A. Davidson’s Individual Investor Group, wants to redefine risk in “Risk: A Fresh View of How We Should Define It,” featured on The Smarter Investor Blog of U.S. News & World Report.Read the full blog post here. 

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced that it has served as exclusive financial advisor to Cable Exchange, a leading quick-turn supplier of fiber optic and copper assemblies for data, voice and video communications, in its sale to CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks.

Wolverine Worldwide believes a revised strategy will help the footwear company remain competitive in the fast-changing business of retail shoe sales. Andrew Burns, Senior Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, outlines the importance of the company taking the right approach in “Wolverine Worldwide taking steps to get business on better footing,” an MLive and Grand Rapids Press article by Shandra Martinez.Read the full article here. 

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Laci Knowles has joined the firm’s Fixed Income Capital Markets group as Associate Vice President, Public Finance Banker.Knowles will serve as a member of D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group, a Denver-based team of public finance bankers specializing in public finance work for Colorado’s special districts. D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group successfully completed 81 district financings in 2016, totaling over $1.3 billion...

With Nike poised to move further into direct sales to customers, the company expects to improve sales. D.A. Davidson Analyst Andrew Burns discusses the effects on Nike and other companies in “As retailers suffer, Nike wants to just sell things itself,” written by Aaron Schrank for Marketplace, an American Public Media program.Read or listen to the full article here. 

Did Etsy move too far from its roots? Gil Luria, Director of Institutional Research for D.A. Davidson, discusses how Etsy developed its niche, grew and changed over the years. His comments are part of “Etsy got famous with macramé and Mason jar chic — then it got more like the rest of them,” a Marketplace public radio story by Ryan Kailath.Read or listen to the full article here. 

In the company’s continued work to reflect cultural norms, Mattel has introduced a new version of Ken, the longtime companion of the toy maker’s Barbie doll. Linda Bolton Weiser, Senior Equity Analyst with D.A. Davidson, spoke with the Los Angeles Times about Ken and what he means for Mattel in “Barbie, are you ready for man-bun or Dad-bod Ken?” written by Adam Tschorn.Read the full article here. 

Although many tools on its platform remain solely in Chinese, Alibaba is focused on a global approach, including encouraging U.S. businesses to use the e-commerce giant. Gil Luria, Director of Institutional Research for D.A. Davidson, spoke with CNBC about Alibaba’s strategy.View the full interview here.