Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
N.C. Blue More Than Doubles Net Income
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Nov. 14, 2003, 12:31 p.m. EST -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., is reporting ...
November 05, 2003
Investment Gains Aid AmerUs 3Q EarningsNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 11:34 a.m. EST -- AmerUs Group Company, Des Moines, Iowa, says improvement in credit conditions helped it ...
November 05, 2003
The Mathematics of a Market RallyAs reported in earlier editions of this newsletter, a plethora of investment gurus, including such luminaries as Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett and First Quadrant's Robert Arnott, have stated that equity returns going forward will be significantly lower than the spectacular run of the last two decades.
November 04, 2003
Wachovia Hires High-Grade Bond Trading ExecutiveNU Online News Service, Nov. 4, 2003, 4:25 p.m. EST -- The securities unit at Wachovia Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has hired Jim Kelligrew to ...
November 04, 2003
Aon Reports Gain In Benefits Consulting RevenueNU Online News Service, Nov. 4, 2003, 12:13 p.m. EST -- Aon Corp., Chicago, managed to increase benefits consulting revenue during the third quarter ...
November 03, 2003
Fund in Focus: Neuberger Berman Focus FundKent Simons, manager since January 1988 S&P Ran
October 30, 2003
Aetna Doubles 3Q Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Oct. 30, 2003, 5:47 p.m. EST -- Aetna Inc., Hartford, says efforts to cut operating expenses and hold down medical ...
October 30, 2003
Protective Reports Small Increase In 3Q Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Oct. 30, 2003, 4:17 p.m. EST -- Protective Life Corp, Birmingham, Ala., scraped up a small increase in net income ...