CNB heats up banking wars
By Staff Report / Thursday, February 19th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on CNB heats up banking wars
City National Bank has become the newest entrant in the competitive Santa Barbara banking market.
Heritage Oaks Q4 profits jump 24%
By Staff Report / Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Heritage Oaks Q4 profits jump 24%
The increase was primarily due to the inclusion of Mission Community Bancorp’s operating results, which boosted pre-tax net income in the company’s fourth quarter financials.
Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
By Staff Report / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
Amgen, the nation’s biggest biotech company, reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ estimates, aided by a tax benefit and higher-than-estimated sales of arthritis drug Enbrel.
Region’s crop producers take stock
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Region’s crop producers take stock
The region’s main avocado and citrus growers are facing two very different situations — one bright, the other less so.
Dubroff: City National CEO describes strategy behind $5.4B RBC deal
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: City National CEO describes strategy behind $5.4B RBC deal
Overlooked in some media reports is the fact that with the former Dain Rauscher brokerage firm as part of its existing U.S. footprint, RBC has a strong presence, particularly in the West and Midwest.
Deckers falls short of expectations after soft holiday season
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 29th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers falls short of expectations after soft holiday season
The Goleta-based footwear maker and distributor reported a softer-than-expected holiday shopping season and poor performance in its roll out to asian markets, prompting the company to dial back its fiscal fourth quarter guidance.
Ryland beats Street on higher home sales
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 29th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Ryland beats Street on higher home sales
Shares of the The Ryland Group finished trading up more than 8 percent Thursday after the company released fourth-quarter earnings with revenues up 24.7 percent, trumping analysts expectations.
