ACXIOM.MERRILL LYNCH Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. -- Buy rating, saying "Acxiom should benefit from outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. trends in growing customer focused businesses, and margin expansion should continue, Risks: economic slowdowns; increasing competition; dependency on seven largest clients; privacy issues." MORGAN Morgan, American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. KEEGAN -- "High levels of recurring re·cur intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs 1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly. 2. To return to one's attention or memory. 3. To return in thought or discourse. revenue and long-term contracts enhance Acxiom's stability. Its high-margin data services and products continue to grow as a percentage of revenue, giving earnings acceleration potential in the future." |
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