Dow Tumbles into Bear Market as Coronavirus Fears Intensify
Stocks tumbled again Wednesday as fears about the economic damage from the coronavirus intensified and investors questioned whether any economic response from Washington would be enough — if it happens...
View ArticleSowell, Freeman Named Top Execs; Fowler Gets Legacy Award at Business of the...
Bill Sowell of Sowell Management and Larry Freeman of Synergy Saturday Inc. won executive of the year awards, and Wallace Fowler was honored for his lifetime of leadership at the 32nd annual Arkansas...
View ArticleDow Drops 10% in Worst Day Since 1987 Crash
The escalating coronavirus emergency Thursday sent stocks to their worst losses since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big run-up since...
View ArticlePfleger Advances at Encore (Movers & Shakers)
Nikki Pfleger has been promoted to senior vice president and chief treasury management officer at Encore Bank in Little Rock.
View ArticleAbaca Fires Up Services for Cannabis Commerce
A North Little Rock enterprise, launched in the Little Rock Technology Park and given flight with venture capital from Colorado, keeps pioneering its way into the burgeoning billions of cannabis commerce.
View ArticleHot Springs Dispensary Leads in Cannabis Sales
The early bird may get the worm, but being the first legal medical marijuana dispensary to open in Arkansas was not enough to keep Suite 443 of Hot Springs ahead of the rush of competitors.
View ArticleArkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in January
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5% between December and January, the state Division of Workforce Services said Monday.
View ArticleStephens Inc. Employees Told to Work From Home
Stephens Inc. of Little Rock tells employees to work from home if possible "until further notice" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleFed to Try to Ease Flow of Credit with New Lending Facility
In its latest emergency action, the Federal Reserve is establishing a lending facility to try to ease the flow of short-term credit to banks and businesses as the economy grinds to a halt from the...
View ArticleMnuchin: Trump Wants Checks Sent to Public in Virus Response
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
View ArticleArkansas Banks Alter Lobby Access, Push Customers to Digital Channels
The Arkansas Bankers Association says Arkansas banks are taking "aggressive steps" to keep customers and employees safe amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
View ArticleSBA Rule Targets Poultry Farmers’ Ties to Processors
A proposed Small Business Administration rule could deny many small poultry farms access to financing available through a popular loan program.
View ArticleUpdate: Treasury Proposal Would Deliver $500B to Americans Starting in April
The Treasury Department wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy amid the...
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Braswell & Son Pawnshops Press On Amid Uncertainty
The uncertainty of how the COVID-19 outbreak will play out is what makes it so stressful, says Douglas Braswell, CEO of Braswell & Son Pawnshops of Little Rock.
View ArticleSimmons First Executives See Compensation Rise in 2019
Simmons First National Corp. Chairman and CEO George Makris Jr. saw his total compensation rise to $4.9 million in 2019.
View ArticleDean LaGrone Heads Springdale Market for First Security (Movers & Shakers)
Dean LaGrone will assume the role of Springdale market president for First Security Bank in Springdale.
View ArticleQuiktrip Land Purchase Closes at $8.5M (Real Deals)
The Tulsa-based convenience store chain purchased the land near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road from Fletcher Realty LLC, led by Frank Fletcher.
View ArticleThe Paradox of Thrift (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Saving money is good for the individual but bad for the overall economy because it reduces aggregate demand.
View ArticleBella Vista Apartments in SWLR Sold for $7.9M
This week’s group represents a varied roster with a multifamily property in Little Rock, eateries in North Little Rock and west Little Rock, Conway homes, a west Little Rock office building and...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018.
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