Fargo

American

[fahr-goh] / ˈfɑr goʊ /

noun

William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
a city in SE North Dakota.

Fargo British

/ ˈfɑːɡəʊ /

noun

William. 1818–81, US businessman: founded (1852) with Henry Wells the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company

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His career included two decades in the institutional investment unit of Wells Fargo, and another five at the Leuthold Group.

From Barron's

Wells Fargo’s Mike Mayo, bluntly asked whether the bank was an AI winner or loser.

From MarketWatch

“Investors are looking for more transparency and accountability on its tech spend,” said Mike Mayo, analyst at Wells Fargo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to the tariff ruling, the deficit this year is now likely to be higher than estimated, said Michael Pugliese, senior economist at Wells Fargo.

From MarketWatch

“It’s really about monetary policy,” he said at an economic summit in Fargo, N.D.

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