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Fargo

American  
[fahr-goh] / ˈfɑr goʊ /

noun

  1. William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.

  2. a city in SE North Dakota.


Fargo British  
/ ˈfɑːɡəʊ /

noun

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

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“I do like communication,” said Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, adding that there was too little Fed communication in the 1980s, when he was a currency trader.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026

“The case for rate hikes does not appear compelling to us,” said Tom Porcelli, chief economist at Wells Fargo.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Wells Fargo Investment Institute is overweight financials, as well as tech, industrial and utilities, Scott Wren, the firm’s senior global market strategist, told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

A third of builders said they had to cut their prices last month, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

She played violin with the Fargo Symphony Orchestra and taught at North Dakota State University until her retirement several years ago.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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