by - August 22, 2016 4:03 pm
Arkansas’ banking sector has seen improved profits amid lower loan delinquencies, rising real estate prices and growing demand for commercial and residential construction sectors. But three small banks continue to…
by - August 22, 2016 6:01 am
FEDERAL RESERVE LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE The Federal Reserve Board has launched a Facebook page with the aim of increasing the accessibility and availability of Federal Reserve Board news and educational…
by - August 21, 2016 7:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– U.S. LABOR POOL SEES STRONG GROWTH DURING SUMMER MONTHS…
by - August 18, 2016 4:23 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart is off to a good start in its fiscal 2017 with first quarter net income of $7.109 million, or 87 cents per share, up 54% over net…
by - August 18, 2016 3:38 pm
Wall Street was closely eyeing the results of retail giant Wal-Mart Stores and its second quarter earnings report Thursday (Aug. 18) on the heels of disappointing results from Target the…
by - August 18, 2016 3:09 pm
Northwest Arkansas Council President and CEO Mike Malone is ending his 10-year tenure with the influential organization, but will remain active in regional development in his new role working for…
by - August 18, 2016 5:59 am
Fiscal second quarter net income for Wal-Mart Stores rose more than 8%, with adjusted per share earnings of $1.07 topping the consensus estimate of $1.02. Quarterly revenue of $120.854 billion…
by - August 16, 2016 6:13 pm
Wal-Mart’s international division continues to streamline operations with its latest move to sell its Suburbia clothing chain owned by its Mexican business unit in a deal reportedly valued at $852…
by - August 15, 2016 4:17 pm
Talk Business & Politics has launched a new microsite aimed at providing more news in the banking, finance and investment sectors. The industry microsite is sponsored by Stephens Inc. Features…
by - August 15, 2016 1:44 pm
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks told a roomful of executives that lack of de novo banking growth, IT threats and overregulation are a concern to the industry’s future. She also…
by - August 15, 2016 10:54 am
Community Health Systems could add up to 250 jobs to its Shared Services Center in Fort Smith thanks to an $18.8 million refinancing deal that allows Beaty Capital Group to…
by - August 15, 2016 12:40 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– BLOOMBERG: RECORD $33 BILLION PULLED FROM ACTIVE U.S. STOCK FUNDS IN JULY…
by - August 12, 2016 1:34 pm
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $1.4 million in grants to three Northwest Arkansas entities for the purposes of flood prevention, promotion of…
by - August 12, 2016 1:34 pm
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $1.4 million in grants to three Northwest Arkansas entities for the purposes of flood prevention, promotion of…
by - August 11, 2016 7:22 pm
“They say 2000, zero, zero, party over, Oops, out of time So tonight, I’m gonna party like it’s 1999″ Prince – “1999” Something happened on Wall Street Thursday (Aug. 11)…
by - August 11, 2016 6:28 pm
A new brief from the White House Council of Economic Advisors that claims that Dodd-Frank reforms have helped community banks met with resistance from the banking community and at least…
by - August 11, 2016 6:22 pm
Stephens Inc. investment banker Phyllis Riggins shares her thoughts on a variety of media-related dynamics altering the industry landscape. Riggins is managing director in the telecom and media division of…
by - August 11, 2016 4:56 pm
Little Rock-based Dillard’s posted second quarter net income of $12.1 million, below the $29.9 million in the same period of 2015, but a better performance than expected by analysts who…
by - August 11, 2016 8:53 am
Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.’s on Thursday (Aug. 11) reported that its second quarter earnings fell into the red as the state’s only publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)…
by - August 10, 2016 7:49 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority (LRTPA) on Wednesday unanimously adopted a measure to dissolve the local business incubator’s stake in the city’s Metrocentre Improvement District Commission, a nonprofit vehicle…
