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LPL Mid-Year Outlook Expects Economic 'Tailwinds' to Keep U.S. Sailing Toward Expansion
By Joyce Hanson"The recovery is over. Welcome to the expansion," independent broker/dealer giant LPL Financial Corp. asserts in a mid-year outlook report released Thursday, July 8, that expects the U.S. economy and markets to stay on course for growth in 2010.
July 08, 2010
Retail Chain-Store Sales, Revolving Credit, Jobless Claims Show Consumers on Shaky GroundRetail, credit, and jobless claims data released Thursday, July 8, suggested that the U.S. economy continues its upward climb but that consumers have a long way to go before they can regain the ground they lost when the recession hit.
July 08, 2010
PIMCO's Gross Sees Lower Market Returns AheadThe perspectives shared by PIMCO Managing Director Bill Gross and his colleagues, such as Mohammed El-Erian and Paul McCulley, have earned them respect and a popular following before and during the financial crisis.
July 07, 2010
Lights, Camera, Action: How Video Can Help You Reach EmployeesAs health care reform sets in, agents are looking for ways to maintain or increase profits.
July 07, 2010
ABA Says Consumer Loan Delinquencies Improved for 3rd Quarter in a RowIn a sign that the U.S. economy continues its modest recovery, consumer loan delinquencies showed broad-based improvement in the first quarter, for the third quarter in a row, the American Bankers Association said Wednesday, July 7.
July 07, 2010
Hartford Investment Management Hires Manager From Neuberger BermanHartford Investment Management Co. announced Wednesday, July 7, the hiring of Ray Humphrey as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with the company's Inflation Plus Fund and U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund.
July 07, 2010
Envestnet PMC in Strategic Partnership With SingerEnvestnet PMC announced Tuesday, July 6, that it will begin to offer Singer Partners' Dynamic Portfolio Series of global asset allocation portfolios on the Envestnet platform
July 06, 2010
ISM Non-Manufacturing Report on Business Showed Low Employment Stalling EconomyThe Institute for Supply Management's June non-manufacturing report on business released Tuesday, July 6, showed a slower rate of growth in U.S. businesses and a lack of job growth hampering economic recovery.