Economy & Markets
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Managed Care Company Forms Unit
By Staff WriterCIGNA HealthCare has set up an individual and small business markets segment.CIGNA HealthCare, Bloomfield, Conn., a unit of CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, has hired William Roth ...
November 17, 2006
World Won't Sniffle If U.S. SneezesInternational equities have outpaced U.S. stocks over the past four years. And barring some year-end meltdown, the trend looks set to continue in 2006. This...
November 15, 2006
Pension Law Helps PBGC ResultsA change in federal treatment of airline pension plans boosted the performance of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. in fiscal year 2006.The PBGC, the federal ...
November 12, 2006
Income Distribution Future: Bundling Products, RidersWhat will be the cutting edge product of 2007? Rather than a particular product or rider, the real excitement will be bundling different products and ...
November 12, 2006
Income Distribution Future: Bundling Products, RidersWhat will be the cutting edge product of 2007? Rather than a particular product or rider, the real excitement will be bundling different products and ...
November 05, 2006
Bumpy NightWhere is Ms. Bette Davis when you need her?Even if she had done nothing else, the big-eyed actress would have achieved immortality for the way ...
November 01, 2006
REITs Keep Plowing AheadReal estate investment trusts (REITs) continue their gravity-defying run. After exceeding the return of the S&P 500 index for each of the last six years, REITs have built up a tremendous lead in 2006, and with only two months left to go, are poised to extend their yearly winning streak.
November 01, 2006
Blending In NicelyLarge-cap blend funds seek to combine the best of both worlds--growth-oriented stocks which provide high earnings growth, tempered by value-oriented issues which offer the stability...