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MetLife Files $5 Billion Registration Statement
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 22, 2004, 11:04 a.m. EST -- MetLife Inc., New York, has filed a $5 billion registration statement with the ...
January 06, 2004
Survey Finds Long Term PessimismNU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 2004, 4:21 p.m. EST -- Many U.S. residents are optimistic about their 2004 family income but pessimistic about ...
January 01, 2004
Chugging AlongWall Street isn't partying like it's 1999 again--not yet, at least. But as the economy and stock market continue to awaken from their post-bubble blowout,...
December 18, 2003
Bond Group Promotes Analyst IndependenceNU Online News Service, Dec. 18, 2003, 4:28 p.m. EST -- The Bond Market Association, New York, is seeking public comments on a draft ...
December 15, 2003
Principal To Take $70 Million Mortgage Unit ChargeNU Online News Service, Dec. 15, 2003, 11:03 a.m. EST -- Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, says it will write down the ...
December 09, 2003
JHA Publishes Disability Fact BookNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 2003, 3:23 p.m. EST -- John Hewitt Associates Inc., Portland, Maine, has published its 2003/2004 JHA Disability Fact ...
December 02, 2003
Man Group Acquires Stake in BlueCrestLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Group plc* entered into an agreement to acquire 25% of BlueCrest Capital Management from its principals for ?105 million (US $178.5 million) in...
December 01, 2003
Fixed-Income FanaticsAccording to a Bank of America survey, 37% of mass-affluent investors have at least one-quarter of their assets in fixed-income investments, while 16% have at...