Economy & Markets
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Earnings: CIGNA, American, Others
By Staff WriterAn acquisition and strong disability claims management helped profits at CIGNA Corp. during the second quarter.Here is a summary of the latest insurance industry earnings ...
August 01, 2008
Driving Green on Regular GasWe can't all be driving electric, hybrid, or biofuel-powered cars, yet, but there are things we can do to reduce the amount of energy that...
August 01, 2008
The Oil 'Bubble'West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTI), as measured by the United States Oil Fund (USO) has doubled in the past 12 months. Investors and consumers,...
August 01, 2008
Japan: Closed for RemodelingJapan is amazing. Its economy stagnated for nearly two decades even as the rest of the world experienced dynamic economic growth, a technology revolution and...
August 01, 2008
PIMCO's El-Erian Tells FAs, 'This Time It's Different!'(Chicago) Unlike the presidential candidates, the opening-address speaker at the 2008 Morningstar Investor Conference -- held June 25-27 in Chicago -- is not trying to...
August 01, 2008
Oil's Not WellThe residential area around Columbia University is very quiet on summer afternoons. Some local restaurants don't bother to serve lunch, and empty tables at Metisse,...
July 30, 2008
Earnings: Unum, Prudential, OthersInvestment gains and stronger U.S. group disability results helped Unum Group Corp. increase profits during the second quarter.Here is a summary of the latest insurance ...
July 30, 2008
Earnings: Unum, Prudential, OthersInvestment gains and stronger U.S. group disability results helped Unum Group Corp. increase profits during the second quarter.Here is a summary of the latest insurance ...