Sat.Feb 10, 2018

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For Banks, Acquire or Be Acquired Is a Hobson's Choice

Jeff For Banks

Bank Director recently held their Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) conference in the Arizona desert. It is a well run, well attended conference. When not there, which I wasn't this year, I follow the hashtag on Twitter. But the title of the conference bugs me. It's a Hobson's Choice. According to Wikipedia , which is how I might have written college papers had it been available, Thomas Hobson was an English horse stable owner that gave buyers the choice of taking the horse in the closest stall or n

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Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena

PYMNTS

The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Opening ceremonies took place Friday night, local time (early Friday morning for the U.S.) as athletes and spectators from 92 nations came together to kick off the two-and-a-half-week Games. Events will continue through Feb. 25. The winners and losers of various sporting contests, from snowboarding to ice hockey to team figure skating, have yet to be determined ( see the full schedule here ).

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