abstract:Bob Merrill (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He was the second most successful songwriter of the 1950s on the UK Singles Chart.
"The fact that retail is out of favor is a theory that has been trumpeted across the Street for the last six months, and therefore has already been worked into the stock price, " says Bob Napoli, brokerage analyst at ABN Amro, pointing out that Merrill's shares are the most attractive relative to its historical trading range.
It had been rumored that Barclays Chief Executive John Varley and Barclays Capital boss Bob Diamond were poised to quit the group, following in the footsteps of other recent high profile departures at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup.