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...Job moves Deutsche Bank has appointed Ian Wesson as a managing director covering M&A within its financial institutions group based in New York. He was previously a longtime banker at Citi....
...Here the gun was a Colt or a Smith & Wesson, the girl was a femme fatale; Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Lizabeth Scott, Susan Hayward or one of their ilk....
...However, sales dipped after Donald Trump’s surprise win, putting pressure on many firearm manufacturers, including American Outdoor Brands, which owns Smith & Wesson....
...It has prompted Michael Bloomberg — who is worth about $50bn — to lay the groundwork for entering the race as a moderate to fend off the likes of Warren....
...Michael Kors was little changed at $88.60....
...“Illegal and probably corrupt,” was Wesson’s view. He refused....
...Shares in gunmaker Smith & Wesson were up 3.8 per cent to $8.26 after it said it would expand its share buybacks....
...In spite of the immediate drop in the US stock market, there are some positive aspects to Mr Obama’s re-election, thinks Michael Hewson, senior market analyst at CMC Markets....
Rising optimism over economy
...Established in 1925 as a manufacturer of buckles and fasteners, Tomkins transformed itself into a global “guns to buns” conglomerate in the 1980s and 1990s through its acquisitions of arms maker Smith & Wesson...
...Under Greg Hutchings, Mr Nicol’s predecessor, Tomkins acquired and then sold Smith & Wesson, the US gun maker, and outbid Hanson to acquire Rank Hovis McDougall, the UK food group, for £926m in 1992 before...
...Established in 1925 as a manufacturer of buckles and fasteners, it transformed itself into a global “guns to buns” conglomerate in the 1980s and 1990s through its acquisitions of arms maker Smith & Wesson...
...Under the former chief executive Greg Hutchings it was dubbed the “guns to buns” conglomerate as it bought and sold businesses including gun makers Smith & Wesson and food group Rank Hovis McDougall....
...Smith & Wesson reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and sales. The gun maker also raised its full-year profit and sales forecasts....
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