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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Wells Fargo also expects the company to guide for second-quarter revenue in the range of $58 billion to $61 billion, marking slightly more muted growth year-over-year.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Wells Fargo said that the analysis’s characterization of banks financing of such companies as strictly loans was incorrect, since numbers in the analysis include commitments by credit facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Wells Fargo expects the company to maintain its capital expenditure forecast of $175 billion to $185 billion, with limited forward commentary on 2027.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Michael Santomassimo told analysts in November that “we underwrite every one” of the roughly 2,800 or 3,000 loans in the portfolio financing private-credit firms lending to middle-market companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The three often went to Fargo Hall after school for hot chocolate.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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