In the 1970s, Smith Barney was a small, obscure investment banking firm with a "white-glove" reputation. After deregulation in 1975, fixed-rate commissions were abolished for all transactions, ...

Each year, Smith Barney asks its analysts to name one stock they think will do best over the ... The aircraft, industrial and finance company could earn $8 a share in 2008, up from the $5.16 ...