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Long-Lost Insurance Policy Returns to Bite Couple
By Robert Bloink, William H. ByrnesIs there any harm in walking away from a policy without receiving confirmation that the policy was canceled by the carrier?
January 26, 2012
Greek Debt Talks Resume Amid BickeringTalks to resolve the Greek debt crisis were to continue on Thursday, amid ongoing disagreements among private creditors, the European Central Bank and other parties about which degree of losses might be considered acceptable and who might have to be included in those losses.
January 25, 2012
Greece Likely to Be Rated in Default: S&PWhatever debt swap arrangement Greece can work out with its creditors will likely still leave it with a default rating, according to John Chambers of Standard & Poors.
January 17, 2012
Q4 Earnings: Wells Fargo Beats Estimates, Boosts Advisor HeadcountWells Fargo beats earnings estimates, adds financial advisors, while improving its wealth-management net income.
January 17, 2012
Q4 Earnings: Citi Misses Earnings on Lower ResultsAt Citigroup, loans improved, but sales and profitsincluding those from its Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venturedeclined year over year.
January 16, 2012
Downgrades Hit Europe; PIMCO’s Gross Sees Greek DefaultFriday the 13th turned out to be very unlucky indeed for the euro zone, as Standard & Poor's downgraded nine countries in the bloc, including triple-A rated France and Austria, and put 14 of the 17 countries on negative outlook.
January 13, 2012
Producer Pep Talk: Joe Jordan Delivers Impromptu Call to ActionWhen I tuned in to The American Colleges annual Town Hall Update webcast last week, I unexpectedly heard a compelling pep talk from guest speaker Joe Jordan of MetLife.