Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson.\u0010\u0010GUEST:\u0010David Wilson\u0010Stocks Editor\u0010Bloomberg News\u0010Discussing his "Stock of the Day" Midland States Bancorp (MSBI). Midland States Bancorp Inc.'s shares are higher after the bank holding company made its biggest deal since going public last year. The southern Illinois-based lender agreed to buy Alpine Bancorp, which focuses on the northern part of the state, for cash and stock valued at $181 million. Midland States said the deal will increase earnings by about 10 percent in 2019.