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...bankers were roaming Silicon Valley in the 1990s when tech underwriting business was most associated with the “Four Horsemen” — boutique investment banks Alex Brown, Hambrecht & Quist, Robertson Stephens and Montgomery...
...Data analysis aside, the strongest speculation centres on Washington DC or the two nearby suburban areas on Amazon’s shortlist, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County in Maryland....
...Dan Dees, co-head of Goldman’s investment banking division, told DD’s Eric Platt and the FT’s Laura Noonan, Shannon Bond and Nicole Bullock, that the bank has been a long-term player in the industry....
...Additional reporting by Shannon Bond in New York...
...Possibly, shoppers had maxed out credit in November,” said David Strasser, a retail analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott. The surge in borrowing was most probably driven by car sales, Ms Krosby said....
...Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, said the data were the “most distressing” economic news in some time....
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