Comment / M&A radar: The spectacular rise and fall of CH Robinson

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… in just about 800 words. Where to start is straightforward.

I regret having to type “I told you so” but I told you so. Yes, quite inevitably, CH Robinson’s accelerating fall is on Premium’s mind today.

Its $121.23-a-share all-time high of 25 August is all but a distant memory.

But that’s not the factor that hurts most, as its stock (CHRW) changed hands at $93.4 – its closing price on Wednesday 19 October – on strong reported volumes. No, what really sucks is that ...