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What does the future hold for Mentor Graphics? Senior Research Analyst Tom Diffely discusses his bullish perspective in the Portland (Ore.) Business Journal article “Is Mentor Graphics for sale” by Malia Spencer.Read the full article here.

Rory McKinney, Head of Investment Banking, offers his view of the M&A environment for banks in “Small Bank Deals Dominate 2016 M&A Transactions,” a BankDirector.com article written by Jack Milligan.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with operations nationwide, today announced that Monte Giese has been named President of its Equity Capital Markets Group.

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service national investment banking firm, has hired Peter Suazo to join the firm's real estate investment banking team in Baltimore as managing director.

Senior Institutional Analyst Andrew Burns outlines his view of likely changes at Cabela’s stores and headquarters in article “Bass Pro Shops to buy Cabela’s in $5.5b deal; Capitol One to take over Lincoln operation” by Lincoln Journal Star writer Matt Olberding.Read the full article here.

Longtime Executive Promoted Within Growing Financial Services CompanyD.A. Davidson Companies, an employee-owned financial services firm, today announced that Larry Martinez has been named President effective October 1. In this role, Martinez will report to Jim Kerr, D.A. Davidson's Chief Executive Officer, and assume additional oversight of the firm’s human capital, operations and information technology functions. Larry is a proven leader who is adept at developing strategies that...

Financial Advisor Brad Thurber discusses the value of patience in “How to Invest an Inheritance for a Comfortable Retirement,” a U.S. News & World Report Article by Rebecca Lake.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson Senior Institutional Analyst Eric Gottlieb discusses Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, in the Reuters article “Brittle egg prices plague Cal-Maine on Wall Street” by Noel Randewich.Read the full article here.

Do U.S. consumers have too many retail choices? With a number of footwear and apparel companies filing for bankruptcy in recent months, it appears that the strong competition among retail companies — and a growing shift to online spending — is more than the nation’s economy can support.Brien Rowe, Managing Director of Investment Banking with D.A. Davidson & Co., told a reporter with Footwear News that in such a competitive retail environment, it is particularly important fo...

Could the Fed decide to increase interest rates as soon as this December? Amid much ongoing speculation about the timing of an interest rate increase, the Labor Department announced this week that consumer prices rose more than expected, which in turn pushed up the odds that the Federal Reserve could still decide to boost rates this year.“It certainly is another thing that could help them increase their trend towards normalization,” said Mary Ann Hurley, vice president in fixed incom...