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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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“There is a message here for the Fed,” said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

“It’s going to be a bit of déjà vu,” said Luis Alvarado, co-head of global fixed-income strategy at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute, on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Also lifting sentiment were banking giants JP Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo all reporting higher profits in the unofficial kickoff to second-quarter earnings season.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo all said that their 90-day-plus delinquencies were in the low single-digits and down from a year earlier in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

If heat was the subject, then at that time the papers listed Fargo as hotter than any place else, or wetter or drier, or deeper in snow.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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